Meta blocks human rights accounts from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
MENA Rights Group joins 11 other NGOs in condemning Meta’s decision to restrict human rights accounts in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates at the request of the two governments, and calling on Meta to act in line with its human rights responsibilities.
NGOs call for immediate release of Saudi Wikipedian Osama Khalid, whose 14-year sentence was upheld
MENA Rights Group joins 7 other NGOs in an urgent call on Saudi Arabia to immediately release medical doctor and Wikipedia administrator, Osama Khalid, arrested in 2020 for peaceful online expression and now sentenced to 14 years in prison.
NGOs call on UN, EU, and UK to urge Bahrain to reverse arbitrary citizenship stripping and uphold its human rights obligations
MENA Rights Group joins 12 other NGOs, in a joint urgent appeal to world leaders to call on Bahrain to end the practice of citizenship stripping and abide by its international human rights obligations.
Bahrain – World Press Freedom Day 2026: End the strangulation of Bahrain’s media and online expression
On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the government of Bahrain continues to criminalise dissent through laws that violate Bahrain’s international human rights obligations, through heavy restrictions on media ownership and the arbitrary arrest of those who peacefully express their views online or in peaceful gatherings. This suppression has strangled Bahrain’s media and online expression and […]
Algeria’s counter-terrorism legislation: A tool to crack down on peaceful dissent
In this analysis, MENA Rights Group examines the widening scope of Algeria’s counter-terrorism legislation two years since its expansion and exposes its use as a tool of political control to stifle peaceful dissent.
Saudi Arabia surpasses 2,000 executions under King Salman
MENA Rights Group joins 37 other NGOs in a joint statement expressing concern over the significant escalation in the use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia. Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has surpassed 2,000 executions, marking an acceleration since the accession of King Salman and the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. We call […]
Iraq reviewed by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
At its 30th session, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances reviewed Iraq’s implementation of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and issued its observations highlighting serious shortcomings.
Kuwait: Release journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin from detention
An award-winning Kuwaiti-American journalist has been detained since March 3 for sharing publicly available, verified footage. Journalism is not a crime.
Call to the government of Lebanon to recognise the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over events since October 8, 2023
MENA Rights Group joins 19 NGOs in calling on the Government of Lebanon to recognise the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over crimes committed on its territory since October 8, 2023, to ensure accountability and justice for victims.
Civil society organisations worldwide call for the immediate release of Ahmed Douma
MENA Rights Group joins 40 human rights organisations calling on Egyptian authorities to immediately release prominent activist, poet and political writer Ahmed Douma from pretrial detention.