Articles by Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)
Four human rights activists detained
The activists were detained on charges of peaceful assembly, when calling for the release of another detained activist, Abdel-Qader Kharba.
ANHRI condemns authorities’ use of force to disperse demonstrations
News agencies and activist accounts on social network websites have documented police use of teargas and batons to disperse a demonstration by university students.
ANHRI condemns smear campaign against university professor
Professor Moussa Al Budieri has been targeted by a liberal Islamist student party after he posted cartoons at the university’s library that they deemed insulting to Islam.
Call to release freedom of expression defenders held incommunicado
Over 80 groups around the world call on the authorities to free human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers and writers, some of whom have been detained incommunicado; and request help from UN Special Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan.
Anhri Bahrain: Child brought to trial; authorities crack down on activists
*English Below* البحرين تنسف حقوق الإنسان: محاكمة طفل عمره 11 عاماً واعتقال “البوفلاسة” وتجديد حبس “رجب” القاهرة في 20 يونيو 201 استنكرت الشبكة العربية لمعلومات حقوق الإنسان اعتقال السلطات البحرينية للناشط السياسي “محمد البوفلاسة” يوم الاثنين 18 يونيو, بتهم يشوبها التلفيق. كما استنكرت الشبكة تجديد حبس الناشط الحقوقي “نبيل رجب” أمس الثلاثاء، بالإضافة إلى محاكمة […]
Rights organisations condemn minister’s decree
The Ministry of Justice grants both commissioned and non-commissioned officers from military intelligence and the military police judicial powers of arrest in cases of crimes committed by civilians – over whom the military should have no legal jurisdiction.
Journalist fined for alleged slander
Hanan Youssef was fined 10000 Egyptian pounds for allegedly slandering the former editor-in-chief of a government-funded newspaper.
“Al-Khabar” newspaper shut down amid escalating media repression
The newspaper had only published four issues prior to its closure.