Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)

UAE activist Osama al-Najjar has been sentenced to 3 years in jail and a fine of half a million AED, for his human rights activities and the solidarity he has expressed through Twitter for his father Hussein al-Najjar.

Ten students at the Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra, Morocco were arrested on 2 November 2014 for participating in demonstrations against a ticket price increase for buses transporting students from their dorms to campus.

On 27 October 2014, three lawyers were handed down sentences by the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh ranging between five to eight years in prison on account of particular tweets shared on their personal Twitter accounts.

Filed by some people just to satisfy the Egyptian government, the most recent victim of a “Hesba” lawsuit has been the renowned satirist Bassem Youssef for allegedly criticizing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Civil society groups call for an end to repression of IFEX member the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, and urge UNESCO to take action to ensure free expression in Azerbaijan.

Iraqi lawyer Samira Saleh Al-Naimi was shot at and killed in a plaza in the city of Mosul by an armed group linked to ISIS for describing the damages inflicted to landmarks in Mosul as “barbaric”.

An arrest warrant was issued to novelist Rania al-Saad on 27 August 2014 as a result of a report filed against her by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs accusing her of “insulting Saudi Arabia” on Twitter.

Imprisoned activists across Egypt are going on hunger strikes to protest being deprived of their basic rights.