Iran must release all journalists being held solely for carrying out their legitimate work, Amnesty International urged after more than a dozen reporters were arrested amid newspaper raids.

Egypt must ensure the deaths of hundreds of protesters since early 2011 are independently and effectively investigated if it wants to move beyond the abuses that defined the Mubarak era.

Oussama Bouajila and Chahine Berrich from an anti-poverty street art group were charged after they were caught writing slogans in support of the poor.

Ali Naderi put to death for a crime he allegedly committed while 17 years old.

Six jailed reformists in Saudi Arabia must be released immediately and unconditionally after they were offered a royal “pardon” on the condition they sign pledges renouncing their public activism.

International conference on Syria transition urged to prioritize rights of minority groups like Alawites, who are facing increasing risk of rights abuses.

At least 11 women are still believed to be in detention in Saudi Arabia after being detained at a protest on 5 January.

An Egyptian freelance journalist facing an unfair military trial after he was arrested while covering a story in the North Sinai region must be released, urges Amnesty International.

A military appeal court in Tunisia has upheld the conviction on defamation charges of a former presidential adviser and handed him an even harsher punishment.