Status: Arbitrary arrest Ahmed Douma 23 January 2026Egypt: Arbitrary arrest of Ahmed Douma amid continuous judicial harassment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation #Violence #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Egypt
Status: Detained Ayachi Hammami 20 January 2026Ayachi Hammami ends hunger strike but remains in detention Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Tunisia
Status: Deterioration in health Ahmed Souab 9 January 2026Tunisia: Alarming deterioration in health of human rights defender Ahmed Souab Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Tunisia
Status: Detained Ayman Ghraieb 18 December 2025Court upholds six-month administrative detention of Ayman Ghraieb Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Summoned to serve prison sentence Motahareh Gounei 18 December 2025Motahareh Gounei summoned to serve prison sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Hunger strike Abdul Majid Sabra 16 December 2025Yemen: Abdul Majid Sabra on hunger strike whilst in detention Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Yemen
Status: Released Zia Nabavi 9 December 2025Zia Nabavi released from prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Offices raided and vandalised Union of Agricultural Work Committees 8 December 2025OPT: Raid and vandalisation of UAWC offices Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Violence Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Occupied Palestinian Territory
Status: Detained Al-Fadil Ismail 18 November 2025Al-Fadil “Awfy” Ismail arbitrarily detained by Rapid Support Forces Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan
Status: Imprisoned Edris Menbari 12 November 2025Edris Menbari begins serving one year prison sentence Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Sentenced Saida El Alami 11 November 2025Saida El Alami sentenced to three years in prison Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Morocco
