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Tunisia | Prosecution of “Sumud Flotilla” Members Marks a Dangerous Escalation in the Criminalization of Solidarity with Gaza

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement condemns the issuance of pre-trial detention orders against several members of the steering committee of the “Sumud Flotilla” in Tunisia. HuMENA considers these measures a dangerous escalation in the criminalization of solidarity with Gaza, and a troubling resort to punitive criminal law measures against a humanitarian and solidarity-based…

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Iraq | Arrest of Environmental Activist Murtadha Al-Janoubi and Peaceful Protesters in Maysan

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Participation condemns the arbitrary arrest of environmental activist Murtadha Al-Janoubi and a number of peaceful protesters, following their participation in demonstrations demanding fair and sufficient water allocations for the Meshrab River and surrounding marshlands in Maysan Governorate. This arrest is part of a troubling pattern of shrinking civic space…

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Tunisia | January 14 Revolution: No Legitimacy for Repression in the Name of Public Order.

Fifteen years have passed since the outbreak of the Tunisian revolution against injustice and tyranny, when the Tunisian people decided to break with a deeply entrenched authoritarian system that had been in place since 1989. The cost of that system’s persistence was severe for civil society and intermediary bodies, as human rights defenders and political…

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Morocco End the crackdown on peaceful protests and uphold the right to demand social justice

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, strongly condemn the escalating crackdown by Moroccan authorities on peaceful protests, including minors and human rights defenders, which has now extended into a third day. We call for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly. The protest…

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Solidarity Gathering in Brussels: A Joint Call to Free Detained Human Rights Defenders Across MENA

Brussels, 26 June 2025 Amid escalating, systematic crackdowns on civil society across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and the continued arbitrary detention of human rights defenders under harsh conditions, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the Egyptian Human Rights Forum (EHRF), HuMENA for Human Rights and…

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Iraq’s Protest Ban Is an Arbitrary Measure That Undermines the Right to Peaceful Assembly

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement expresses its deep concern and strong condemnation of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior’s decision to ban all forms of peaceful protest in Baghdad from 11 to 20 May 2025, coinciding with the Arab League Summit. This decision, which has already been implemented and was accompanied by explicit threats of…

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