Status: On hunger strike Ayachi Hammami 9 January 2026Ayachi Hammami facing imminent danger to his life whilst on hunger strike 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
Massoud Ahmadian Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Children's Rights #Civil & Political Rights
Mahmoud Taravat-Roy Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Rights #Student Rights / Education #Gender/Women's Rights #Children's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Religion #Minority Rights
Nazanin Salari Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Children's Rights #Civil & Political Rights
Seyed Mehdi Karimi Farsi Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Rights #Human Rights #Gender/Women's Rights
Pouran Nazemi Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Children's 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
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
14 August 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director It is human rights defenders who through their struggle define human rights Rights #Citizen Participation #Civil & Political Rights #Corruption #Environmental Rights #Freedom of Expression #Gender/Women's Rights #Imprisonment #LGBT+ Rights #Protests / Assembly #Student Rights / Education #Torture / Police Brutality Violations #Arbitrary detention #Killing #Reprisals #Surveillance Locations #Brazil #China #Global #Region: Americas #Region: Asia Pacific #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia
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 Iran: Over 30 NGOs raise alarm over dire situation for detained human rights defenders amid rising protest death toll Rights #Access to Healthcare #Civil & Political Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Freedom of Expression #Human Rights #Imprisonment #Journalism #Prisoner Rights #Protests / Assembly Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Enforced Disappearance #Killing #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment #Violence Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa
Statement Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, alongside other human rights defenders and journalists, one year after her temporary liberation Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Imprisonment #Prisoner Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa
Statement Iranian Government Must Drop All Charges Against Narges Mohammadi and Allow Her to See Her Children Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Imprisonment Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Smear Campaign Location #Iran #Region: Middle East and North Africa