Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)

Several protesters were arrested and others injured, following an assault by Kuwaiti forces on an anti-government protest.

IFEX-TMG supports media strike in Tunisia on 17 October to protest media appointments and the failure to guarantee media freedom in the draft Constitution.

A recent anti-Morsi protest held around the Egyptian’s president’s 100th day in office was disrupted violently by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, leading to casualties on both sides.

UAE authorities have intensified their crackdown on those who oppose the government. They most recently arrested Judge Mohammed Saeed Ziab Abdouly, president of the penal circuit at Abu Dhabi’s court of appeals.

Over 40 IFEX members worldwide call for the new President of Somalia to help combat impunity in the killing of journalists, revise media laws and uphold UN and African resolutions to help protect journalists.

Police used force to suppress a peaceful demonstration organised by stateless activists demanding Kuwaiti citizenship and arrested several protesters.

Saudi activist Talal al Majid has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegedly collaborating with a notable dissident.

Khaleel Ma’atoq, known for his defense of prisoners of opinion in the country, was arrested by Syrian security forces on 2 October.