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February 25, 2021

Egypt: Family of detained lawyer Hoda Abdelmonem say they are not permitted to visit

The family of detained lawyer Hoda Abdelmonem has issued a statement to say they have been denied visitation rights. It comes in response to a statement published on the...

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February 25, 2021

Netanyahu urged Biden to retain Trump sanctions on ICC

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged US President Joe Biden to maintain the sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) imposed by former President Donald Trump. Trump escalated...

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February 25, 2021

Syria refugee seeks seat in German parliament

Almost six years ago Tareq Alaows drifted across the Aegean in a rubber boat before walking most of the way from Athens to Vienna. Now the migrant who fled...

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February 25, 2021

British royal plays ‘high-level salesman for British arms exports’

The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, is acting as a “de facto high-level salesman for British arms exports” and is “bolstering autocratic Gulf regimes,” claims a new...

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February 25, 2021

UAE hostage Sheikha Latifa urges UK to reopen case into sister's kidnapping

Sheikha Latifa, one of the daughters of the ruler of Dubai, has written to British police asking them to reopen their investigation into the kidnap of her older sister...

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February 25, 2021

US urges Turkey to remove Russia missiles from its territory

The United States Department of Defence called on Turkey to take action and remove Russian S-400 missiles from its territory, reiterating the security threat to NATO defence systems in...

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February 25, 2021

Report: Khashoggi assassins planes seized by MBS to get to Turkey

Two planes used in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi were owned by a company seized by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) months before the journalist’s death, CNN reports. MBS...

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February 25, 2021

Tunisia: media mogul bailed after charges of money laundering and tax evasion

A Tunisian media mogul was bailed for $3.7 million yesterday after spending two months in jail on money laundering and tax evasion charges, Agence France Presse (AFP) has reported....

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February 25, 2021

Egypt’s political prisoners denied bread and fruit

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information has gathered testimonies from the families of political prisoners which show they are denied simple food items such as bread and fruit, reports the New...

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February 25, 2021

‘Agenda Item 7’ highlights UN inaction over Israeli colonisation

The US has asked to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council in another move that, superficially at least, spells a departure from the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the institution....

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