Egyptian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend term limits for President el-Sissi until 2034, part of a package of constitutional amendments.
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Kuwait Targeting Political Activists Supporting Bedoon Rights
Authorities continue to target human rights defenders who took part in four sit-ins organised in front of Central Apparatus for Illegal Residents’ Affairs.
A Move to Further Deepen Authoritarian Rule in Egypt is Underway
Proposed amendments to Egypt’s constitution, grants armed forces authority to intervene in government expand executive powers that are already being abused.
Google, Apple Face Calls to Pull Saudi App for Monitoring Wives
Google, Apple face calls to pull app that allows Saudi men to monitor and control female relatives should be removed from online stores.
Egypt’s Parliament to Vote on Extending President’s Term
Egypt’s Parliament to vote on extending President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi term till 2034 — 12 more years after his current, second term expires in 2022.
Saudi Woman Human Rights Defender Placed in Solitary Confinement
Credible reports received by the GCHR, woman human rights defender Al-Sadah was returned to solitary confinement in a security prison in Saudi Arabia.
Inmate’s Relative Says Iranian Guards Attack Female Prisoners
A relative of a detainee at a women’s prison near Tehran says there was a violent security crackdown on a protest by female inmates.
Leaked Files Reveal Iran’s Post-Revolution Crackdown on Journalists
The Iranian government arrested, imprisoned or executed at least 860 journalists in the three decades between the Islamic revolution in 1979 and 2009.
UN Outlines How Saudi Arabia Undermined Khashoggi Probe
A U.N. human rights expert said Thursday that Saudi Arabia undermined Turkey’s efforts to investigate the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In Joint Letter, Iranian Lawyers Condemn Tehran’s Jailing of Colleague
Iranian lawyers condemn tehran’s jailing of a fellow lawyer convicted of slandering a former official and demanded that their colleague be released.