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Timeline of Peaceful Assemblies in Lebanon: Scattered Victories and Building an Opposition Movement

July 30, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

On a hypothetical timeline, I distribute the peaceful assemblies that have occurred in Lebanon since the end of the civil war into three distinct phases. Lebanese daily life is filled with gatherings of varying sizes and impacts, some of which have resulted in changes in the political landscape, legal texts, or even social concepts. …

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HuMENA Condemns the Detention of Cartoonist Ashraf Omar and Calls for His Immediate Release

July 26, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement strongly condemns the recent detention of renowned Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar. He was recently thrown behind bars for his poignant drawings, which criticized the system and exercised his right to free speech, an act that is protected by international human rights laws and Egypt’s constitution. Ashraf Omar’s arrest…

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29 NGOs Call for Immediate Halt to Unlawful Deportation of Sudanese Refugee by Egyptian Authorities

July 18, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

The undersigned organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ arrest and detention of Sudanese refugee and community leader Othman Hussein Yaqoub Mansour, Director of the African Vision School for Sudanese Education in 6th of October City, on Monday, July 1st, and his forced disappearance and coercion into signing a declaration of voluntary deportation from Egypt. These…