• Shaimaa al-Sabbagh protesting in Cairo, Egypt, on January 24, 2015, the day she was shot and killed by a member of the security forces.
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    Egypt: Video Shows Police Shot Woman at Protest
    Photographs, videos, and witness statements strongly indicate that a member of Egypt’s security forces was responsible for fatally shooting a female protester in a downtown Cairo square on January 24, 2015.
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  • U.S. Has Taken In 335 Syrian Refugees Out of 3.8 Million
    Feb 27, 2015
    After four years of conflict, the crisis inside Syria not only shows no signs of letting up, but is now expanding into the region as never before.
  • Iraqi Kurdistan: Arabs Displaced, Cordoned Off, Detained
    Feb 25, 2015
    Iraqi Kurdish forces have confined thousands of Arabs in “security zones” in areas of northern Iraq that they have captured since August 2014 from the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS. Kurdish forces for months barred Arabs displaced by fighting from returning to their homes in portions of Ninewa and Erbil provinces, while permitting Kurds to return to those areas and even to move into homes of Arabs who fled.
  • Olympics: New Alliance Calls for Rights-Respecting Bids
    Feb 25, 2015
    All Olympic host countries should ensure protection of human rights, including labor and free media protections, and implement anti-corruption measures in the lead-up to and during Olympic Games, the new Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) said today ahead of a key meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week.
  • Dispatches: Israel Fails African Asylum Seekers
    Feb 25, 2015
  • Syria: New Spate of Barrel Bomb Attacks
    Feb 24, 2015
    The Syrian government has carried out hundreds of new indiscriminate attacks over the past year with air-delivered munitions, including improvised weapons such as barrel bombs. The attacks have had a devastating impact on civilians, killing or injuring thousands of people.
  • Libya/Egypt: Civilian Toll in Derna Air Strikes
    Feb 24, 2015
    At least seven civilians, including three children, died in the joint Egyptian/Libyan airstrikes on the eastern city of Derna on February 16, 2015. Libya and Egypt should conduct speedy and transparent investigations into the deaths.
  • Algeria: Crackdown on Labor Rights Defenders
    Feb 23, 2015
    Algerian courts have sentenced nine labor rights activists to prison since late January 2015 for engaging in peaceful protests to support unemployed workers. One was sentenced to 18 months in prison for “unauthorized gathering.” The others received one-year sentences, six months of which were suspended for the same charge.
  • Yemen: Security Forces, Militia Abuse Protesters
    Feb 22, 2015
    Yemeni security forces and militia have beaten peaceful protesters and mistreated those arrested during demonstrations in the capital, Sanaa, since late January 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should hold those responsible for serious abuses accountable, and rescind an indefinite ban on unauthorized protests issued on February 8.
  • Dispatches: A Possible Execution and the Agony of Not Knowing
    Feb 20, 2015
  • Jordan: 18 Months for Criticizing UAE
    Feb 19, 2015
    Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced a senior opposition figure on February 15, 2015, to 18 months in prison for criticizing the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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