#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Region: Middle East and North AfricaCases

Iraq: Killing of Woman Human Rights Defender and Feminist Yanar Mohammed

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

24 February 2026

Tunisia: Tunis Court of Appeal decides to release human rights defender, lawyer, and former judge Ahmed Souab

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Torture / Ill-Treatment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Arbitrary arrest

23 January 2026

Egypt: Arbitrary arrest of Ahmed Douma amid continuous judicial harassment

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Questioning / Interrogation

#Torture / Ill-Treatment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

20 January 2026

Ayachi Hammami ends hunger strike but remains in detention

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

18 December 2025

Court upholds six-month administrative detention of Ayman Ghraieb

#Enforced Disappearance

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Occupied Palestinian Territory

Summoned to serve prison sentence

Motahareh Gounei

18 December 2025

Motahareh Gounei summoned to serve prison sentence

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Abdul Majid Sabra

16 December 2025

Yemen: Abdul Majid Sabra on hunger strike whilst in detention

#Enforced Disappearance

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Region: Middle East and North AfricaHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Student Rights / Education

#Freedom of Association

#Protests / Assembly

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

Afsoon Alimoradian

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Student Rights / Education

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Impunity / Justice

#Prisoner Rights

#Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Civil & Political Rights

#Impunity / Justice

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Freedom of Expression

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Civil & Political Rights

#Impunity / Justice

#Minority Rights

#Prisoner Rights

Media

Unsafe Anywhere: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Gender/Women's Rights #Labour Rights / Trade Union

Violations

#Cyber-Attack #Surveillance

Location

#Bahrain #Jordan #Region: Middle East and North Africa

Media

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan

Media

Location

#Iraq #Region: Middle East and North Africa

News

18 October 2016

High Price for Human Rights Activism in the Middle East

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Cyber-Activism #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression #Human Rights

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Defamation #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Locations

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Blog

26 April 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director

Gloss, Not Glory: The Dangerous Game of Sportswashing

Rights

#Corruption #Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Prisoner Rights #Torture / Police Brutality

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Locations

#Azerbaijan #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #Senegal #Spain #United Arab Emirates (UAE) #Yemen

Statement

Free Narges Coalition Urges Iran to Release and Exonerate Narges Mohammadi Immediately

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Impunity / Justice #Journalism

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa

Statement

Iran: Mass arrest of human rights defenders amid escalating repression of civil society

Rights

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice #Protests / Assembly

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Killing

Location

#Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa

Statement

Iran: Human rights defenders targeted amid brutal crackdown on protests

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Physical Attack

Location

#Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa