HuMENA for Human Rights and Civic Engagement condemns the ruling issued on May 24, 2025, by the Specialized Criminal Court under the Houthi group against journalist Mohammed Dabwan Al-Mayahi, considering it a serious violation of fundamental rights, particularly the right to freedom of expression, and a further intensification of the use of the judiciary as…
The premise of this essay was inspired by a live experience I facilitated, in the immediate aftermath of the fall of Bashar Al-Assad regime, through an initiative entitled “The Salon“. The initiative was open to interested parties, a humble attempt to explore the intersections of arts, culture and public space, and the potential role of…
The Rt Hon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer KC 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AB 30 May 2025 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing as a coalition of 21 organisations deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of British-Egyptian writer and prisoner of conscience Alaa Abd el-Fattah, and the rapidly deteriorating health of his mother Laila…
