Britain, France raise hunger striker case with Egypt’s Sisi
Cairo – Britain and France on Monday raised the case of a dissident hunger striker with Egypt’s President Abdel... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident on ‘water strike’ as UK vows support
Cairo – Jailed Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family said on Sunday, escalating his... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Rehab for Egypt’s ‘Britney’ stirs talk on women’s rights
Cairo – In past weeks, the story of an Egyptian pop star admitted into a rehabilitation facility has spilled... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Tanzania Maasai file case over wildlife protection area
Dar es Salaam – Maasai pastoralists have filed a court case against Tanzania’s government, challenging its decision to cordon... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Nobel laureates urge Egypt to release jailed dissident
Cairo – Fifteen Nobel laureates called on COP27 host Egypt to release jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, in an... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Moroccan woman on hunger strike after jailed for ‘insulting Islam’: family
Rabat – A Moroccan woman sentenced to two years’ jail for “insulting Islam” in a Facebook post is almost... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident to launch full hunger strike ahead of COP27
Cairo – Over 200 days into a partial hunger strike, jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah will fully refrain from... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Ghana president seeks to reassure over economic ‘crisis’
Accra – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sought to reassure the country his government can manage an economic “crisis”... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
Family appeals for release of Tunisian woman jailed in Saudi for retweet
Tunis – The sister of a Tunisian woman jailed by Saudi Arabia for retweeting a post about Lebanon’s Hezbollah... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Equatorial Guinea rapper freed after six weeks in custody
Malabo – Leoncio Pisco Eko, a rapper and critic of corruption and rights abuses in hardline Equatorial Guinea, has... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
