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Amnesty International called Thursday on Egyptian authorities to immediately release jailed activists and uphold international law, following the arrest of a group involved in organizing a peaceful protest. Several activists and members of the Committee to Defend Prisoners of Conscience were arrested on May 25 after organizing a exhibition called “They Don’t Belong in Prison,” [...]

On Saturday morning, February 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iran, hitting targets in Tehran, Isfahan, Qom and other cities across 24 provinces. Iran’s Red Crescent reported at least 201 people killed and 700 injured. US President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” and openly urged regime change. Iran retaliated [...]

Amnesty International on Thursday raised concern over the assault of prominent activist Mohamed Adel in an Egyptian prison. The urgent alert detailed that Mohamed Adel, a former spokesperson of the April 6 Youth Movement, was attacked by fellow prisoners on January 10 in Ramadan prison. According to information gathered by the organization, Adel was beaten, [...]

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah was released from prison on Monday, ending a six-year detention on charges widely decried as politically motivated, after the Egyptian government pardoned him and dropped all charges. Family members shared news of Alaa Abd al-Fattah’s release the day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned the prominent activist along with five [...]

Progressive International members announced on Friday plans for an eight-day “Global March to Gaza” during which thousands of activists, doctors, artists, and citizens from 31 countries will march from Cairo, Egypt, to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in an effort to break Israel’s blockade on the Strip. Scheduled to begin on June 12, the [...]

Signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2025, the executive order titled “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats” lays the foundation for yet another discriminatory policy targeting individuals from predominantly Muslim and Arab nations. This directive mirrors the controversial 2017 Muslim Ban, granting the [...]

A coalition of 59 Egyptian and international civil society organizations on Thursday called for the promised release of Egypt’s most prominent political activist, Alaa Abdel Fattah, as his five-year prison sentence comes to an end on September 29. Despite his scheduled release, concerns have mounted after his lawyer revealed that Egyptian authorities might extend his [...]

The author, a professor of law, argues that both America’s campaign finance system and foreign policy decisions reflect a declining imperial power struggling to maintain global dominance, offering a provocative perspective on corruption and democratic deficits particularly relevant during Constitution Week, when Americans reflect on the foundational principles of their government… Suffice it to say [...]

On June 18, 2024, huge demonstrations broke out in Kenya over the contested Finance Bill 2024. These protests initially intended to compel legislators to reject the bill, which featured provisions that would financially burden Kenyans. Unlike the previous protests against the Finance Bill 2023, this one had several distinguishing characteristics. Primarily, the country’s Gen Z youth spearheaded these [...]

In this first-of-its-kind JURIST “global dispatch” on a single topic, 15 law students and young lawyers from around the world, all of them JURIST correspondents from outside of Israel and Palestine, join together to offer a  panoramic view of how the current Gaza conflict is unfolding in their countries and regions. Beyond the headlines, they [...]