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Official statistics from the Ministry of Information in Ramallah have revealed that 1,518 Palestinian children were killed by Israel's occupation forces from the outbreak of the second Intifada in...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Egypt's interim president, Adly Mansour, to ensure that an impartial investigation of police and military officers is conducted regarding the killing of...
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Human rights activists in Saudi Arabia have confirmed that the Kingdom's security forces have detained the prominent academic Dr Mohsen Al Awaaji. It is believed that his political views,...
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The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem issued a report on Thursday stating that "Palestinian citizens, mostly minors, have been subjected to harassment and torture at the hands of Israeli...
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Leaked records of the interrogation of the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, reveal that he has been insulted and assaulted by police since his arrest on...
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The State of Qatar holds the Syrian regime responsible for the war crimes and human rights violations being committed in Syria. Sheikha Alia Ahmed Bin Saif Al-Thani, who is...
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Arab Secrets website has revealed that Saudi Arabia has engaged the services of the British company G4S to provide security for the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah. The Website...
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An international human rights organisation has revealed that one-third of the Palestinian-owned houses in Jerusalem face demolition under the pretext that applications for building permits were incomplete. This, claims...
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Five days after his death, the family and friends of Ihsan Abu-Sitta are still in shock. The Palestinian worker died in Tel Aviv after his boss tossed him to...
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The National Committee for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel has called upon Saudi Arabia to stop dealing with G4S because the security company is involved in Israel's violations...
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A report issued by the Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights in collaboration with Europeans for Al-Quds has revealed that one-third of all Palestinian homes in occupied Jerusalem are at...
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Several members of the US Congress sent a message to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to publicly address the human rights violations in Egypt, AP reported on...
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After more than ten days, dozens of the bodies of the Palestinian and Syrian refugees who drowned when their boat sank early last week remain in the wreckage off...
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The UN's Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has suggested that the General Assembly should "seek an opinion" from the International Court of Justice about...
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A Palestinian prisoner from an Israeli jail died on Tuesday at dawn after spending 20 days in a serious condition at al-Afoula hospital in Israel. The prisoner was identified...
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The Ahrar Centre for Human Rights and Prisoners Studies reported on Thursday that 11 out of the 15 Palestinian parliamentarians in Israeli prisons are being held under administrative detention....
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Israel prevents a third of Palestinian prisoners family visits based on Israeli prisons service's "security reasons," a report revealed. The report by the Palestinian Prisoners Club, said that there...
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Three more Palestinian children have been arrested by the Israeli army during raids on their homes in Hebron. Palestinian sources named the children as Fahad Amin al-Bakri, 11 years...
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Nine Palestinian inmates at Israel's Ashkelon Prison were wounded on Monday night when security forces swept through their rooms before transferring them to cells, it has been revealed by...
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Nine Palestinian inmates at Israel's Ashkelon Prison were wounded on Monday night when security forces swept through their rooms before transferring them to cells, it has been revealed by...
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Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons under administrative detention started a hunger strike on Monday to protest against their poor treatment. Head of the Palestinian Prisoners' Club Qadoura Fares announced...
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VIDEO The Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights revealed on Monday that hundreds of Europeans are voluntarily working as mercenaries in the Israeli occupation forces. In a comprehensive report due...
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36 human rights organisations demanded on Wednesday for Israel to put an end to the demolition of Palestinian homes in the areas under its control in the West Bank....
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Ahrar Centre for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights in the Palestinian territories has said that most of the female Palestinian prisoners detained in the Hasharon Israeli prison are suffering...
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An Israel Defence Forces commander has admitted that his soldiers in the occupied West Bank are facing a "new operational reality". It can be described as a threat to...
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More than 95 per cent of the Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel have been exposed to torture from the first moment they were seized, according to a report released...
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VIDEO Officers in the Israeli army stabbed an 18-year-old Palestinian student in handcuffs after arresting him at his home near the city of Qalqilya, in the West Bank. According...
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The Palestinian prisoners in Israel's Negev Prison have appealed to international human rights organisations, including the International Red Cross, to improve their conditions as the winter storms add to...
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The Popular Resistance Committees in Palestine sent on Tuesday its "heartfelt congratulations" to the freed Palestinian hunger striker from occupied Jerusalem, Samer Al-Issawi. In a statement published on its...
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The arbitrary detention of Muslim Brotherhood members signals the return of a police state, a movement spokesman has said. "That is why the Brotherhood cannot accept the coup against...
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Amnesty International has criticised the decision by the military appointed government in Egypt to forcibly disperse pro-Morsi sit-ins from Rabaa Al-Adawiyya, Al-Nahda and other Egyptians squares. The organisation, warned...
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The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy in Egypt has condemned the violence and human rights abuses by the state in a meeting with US officials in Cairo. A delegation...
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