Legislators in Kuwait are due to vote on draft legislation that would make blasphemy a crime punishable by death.

The Saudi Arabian authorities must release a prominent human rights activist who is reported to have been on hunger strike for five weeks in protest at his continuing unfair imprisonment, Amnesty International said.

Authorities urged to act to prevent a repetition of the widespread human rights abuses that took place under former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

There were scores of injuries when Tunisian security forces violently dispersed peaceful protests in the capital Tunis.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says it cannot consider allegations of crimes committed during the 2008-9 Gaza conflict.

At least 13 people remain in custody in the wake of the weekend protests against the detention of half a dozen pro-reform activists.

A leading human rights defender in Bahrain detained for taking part in protests is at risk of death after 50 days on hunger strike.

Palestinian detainee Hana Shalabi has been on hunger strike for almost 40 days in protest against her detention without charge.

A new report documents how scores of Libyan civilians not involved in the fighting were killed and injured, most in their homes, as a result of NATO airstrikes.