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April 13, 2016

House arrest imposed on Egyptian photojournalist Israa al-Taweel lifted

A Cairo court cancelled on Tuesday the precautionary measures placed on student photojournalist Israa al-Taweel, including her house arrest and police surveillance. Al-Taweel was imprisoned for seven months and...

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April 13, 2016

Amnesty UK to challenge Cooperative over bank account closures

Amnesty International UK members have passed a resolution to “challenge decisions of the Co-operative Bank and related government regulations which have led to the bank closing the accounts of...

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April 13, 2016

UN experts raise concern over Egypt’s crackdown on human rights organisations

Three United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concern over Egypt’s ongoing crackdown on human rights activists and civil society organisations in the country. The experts issued a...

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April 12, 2016

Cycling4Gaza

Cycling4Gaza began as a floating idea discussed by a group of friends over coffee in a small London cafe, but has now grown into an international grassroots effort due...
April 12, 2016

British police guidance equates anti-Zionism with ‘new anti-Semitism’

The College of Policing, a body which sets standards for police in England and Wales, is being urged to revise its guidance on hate crime, which equates anti-Zionism with “a...

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April 12, 2016

Calls for investigation into $8bn stolen by Israel from Palestinian workers

The Palestinian Minister of Labour Mamoun Abu Shahla has called on the International Labour Organisation to send a fact-finding delegation, including accountants and lawyers, to investigate the records of...

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April 12, 2016

The logic of murder in Israel: A culture of impunity in full view of the entire world

“Whether he made a mistake or not, is a trivial question,” said an Israeli Jewish man who joined large protests throughout Israel in support of a soldier who calmly,...

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April 12, 2016

UN experts concerned about Egypt’s crackdown on human rights groups

Three United Nations human rights experts have expressed concern over Egypt’s continuing crackdown on human rights defenders and civil society organisations in the country. The experts issued a joint...

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April 12, 2016

The ramifications of the Tiran and Sanafir catastrophe

The problem does not lie in the fact that the sovereignty over the two islands has been transferred from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. This is because we were raised...

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April 12, 2016

Syria to hold parliamentary polls in regime-held areas

As the Syria conflict enters its sixth year, the Bashar al-Assad regime has announced its intention to hold parliamentary polls on April 13 in regime-controlled parts of the country....

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