Activists
Political activists in Egypt suddenly released
Egypt
May 30, 2022
Political activists in Egypt suddenly released
Investigative authorities in Egypt have released activists Abdel Rahman Tarek, known in the media as Mocca, Egyptian lawyer Khaled Ali…
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
Middle East
February 12, 2022
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
CAIRO (AP) — Amira Osman, a Sudanese women’s rights activist, was getting ready for bed a few minutes before midnight…
AUC to host 2nd ‘Ehna’ conference on sexual harassment
Egypt
December 8, 2021
AUC to host 2nd ‘Ehna’ conference on sexual harassment
The American University in Cairo is hosting the second conference of the “Ehna” (We) initiative to discuss sexual harassment in…
Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem
Middle East
June 7, 2021
Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem
Israeli police detained two prominent Palestinian activists on Sunday who have become the faces of a campaign to halt Palestinian…
Activists wary of broader law enforcement after Capitol riot
World
February 3, 2021
Activists wary of broader law enforcement after Capitol riot
CHICAGO (AP) — As federal officials grapple with how to confront the national security threat from domestic extremists after the…
Sudanese man’s death draws attention to paramilitary force
Middle East
December 27, 2020
Sudanese man’s death draws attention to paramilitary force
CAIRO (AP) — The death of a Sudanese man who was snatched while sitting at a coffee shop has sparked…
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
World
February 11, 2020
Virus storytellers challenge China’s official narrative
BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China’s epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed…
Officials, activists: 2 Iraqi protesters killed in Baghdad
Middle East
January 18, 2020
Officials, activists: 2 Iraqi protesters killed in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two protesters were killed and over a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence…
Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
Middle East
December 25, 2019
Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants have kidnapped 27 peace activists from a highway in Afghanistan’s western Farah province, local officials…
Hong Kong officer hit by arrow as activists vow to ‘squeeze economy’
World
November 17, 2019
Hong Kong officer hit by arrow as activists vow to ‘squeeze economy’
A police officer was struck in the leg by an arrow shot by a Hong Kong activist on Sunday, the…