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NEW: Years after Lebanon’s economic collapse, its effects are still felt across the country's social fabric while justice remains elusive. TIMEP's Ali Noureddeen explains why a sustainable path out of the crisis requires economic recovery plans grounded in accountability: timep.org/2026/01/15/y...
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
NEW: Years after Lebanon’s economic collapse, its effects are still felt across the country's social fabric while justice remains elusive. TIMEP's Ali Noureddeen explains why a sustainable path out of the crisis requires economic recovery plans grounded in accountability: timep.org/2026/01/15/y...
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🇱🇧 Don't have the time to read the full report on economic and social rights in Lebanon? @timep.bsky.social has put together a short fact sheet which highlights key takeaways and a series of practical recommendations states can make at the UPR.
Explore it here: timep.org/2026/01/13/e...
Explore it here: timep.org/2026/01/13/e...
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
🇱🇧 Don't have the time to read the full report on economic and social rights in Lebanon? @timep.bsky.social has put together a short fact sheet which highlights key takeaways and a series of practical recommendations states can make at the UPR.
Explore it here: timep.org/2026/01/13/e...
Explore it here: timep.org/2026/01/13/e...
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🇱🇧 This Monday, Lebanon's human rights record will undergo a peer review by other states, called the UPR.
Ahead of the UPR, civil society submits reports to inform the discussion. @timep.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social, and Badil came together in a report on socioeconomic rights ⤵️
Ahead of the UPR, civil society submits reports to inform the discussion. @timep.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social, and Badil came together in a report on socioeconomic rights ⤵️
📢 Lebanon’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is happening on January 19. Since its last UPR cycle in 2021, failure to address multilayered crises and implement reform policies has led to an increasing number of people unable to access healthcare, education, or adequate housing.
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🇱🇧 This Monday, Lebanon's human rights record will undergo a peer review by other states, called the UPR.
Ahead of the UPR, civil society submits reports to inform the discussion. @timep.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social, and Badil came together in a report on socioeconomic rights ⤵️
Ahead of the UPR, civil society submits reports to inform the discussion. @timep.bsky.social, @arabreforminit.bsky.social, and Badil came together in a report on socioeconomic rights ⤵️
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📚 Every week, our editorial team at @timep.bsky.social publishes some of the best analysis out there.
So what were the top reads in 2025?⬇️
So what were the top reads in 2025?⬇️
And that's a wrap! From online propaganda in Sudan to parliamentary elections in Egypt and the economy in Syria, these were our most-read analyses in 2025.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
📚 Every week, our editorial team at @timep.bsky.social publishes some of the best analysis out there.
So what were the top reads in 2025?⬇️
So what were the top reads in 2025?⬇️
And that's a wrap! From online propaganda in Sudan to parliamentary elections in Egypt and the economy in Syria, these were our most-read analyses in 2025.
In 2026, don’t miss any new publications and updates from us. Sign up now: timep.org/newsletter
In 2026, don’t miss any new publications and updates from us. Sign up now: timep.org/newsletter
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
And that's a wrap! From online propaganda in Sudan to parliamentary elections in Egypt and the economy in Syria, these were our most-read analyses in 2025.
In 2026, don’t miss any new publications and updates from us. Sign up now: timep.org/newsletter
In 2026, don’t miss any new publications and updates from us. Sign up now: timep.org/newsletter
📢 Lebanon’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is happening on January 19. Since its last UPR cycle in 2021, failure to address multilayered crises and implement reform policies has led to an increasing number of people unable to access healthcare, education, or adequate housing.
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
📢 Lebanon’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is happening on January 19. Since its last UPR cycle in 2021, failure to address multilayered crises and implement reform policies has led to an increasing number of people unable to access healthcare, education, or adequate housing.
Lebanon's Shia community has been disproportionately affected by the country's crises, causing isolation and frustration. The government must do more to integrate the community rather than treat its marginalization as an inevitability, writes Karim Safieddine.
timep.org/2026/01/12/r...
timep.org/2026/01/12/r...
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Lebanon's Shia community has been disproportionately affected by the country's crises, causing isolation and frustration. The government must do more to integrate the community rather than treat its marginalization as an inevitability, writes Karim Safieddine.
timep.org/2026/01/12/r...
timep.org/2026/01/12/r...
TIMEP joins 79 Sudanese and international organizations in calling on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to urgently release journalist Muammar Ibrahim.
Journalists play a critical role in bringing about transparency and accountability. All belligerents must stop targeting them.
Journalists play a critical role in bringing about transparency and accountability. All belligerents must stop targeting them.
CPJ was joined by 80 other rights groups and journalists in expressing concern over the continued detention of Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and calling for his release and protection. cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
CPJ, partners: RSF must release Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, January 9, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists was joined by 80 other rights groups and journalists in expressing concern over the continued detention of Sudanese journalist Muammar Ib...
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January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
TIMEP joins 79 Sudanese and international organizations in calling on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to urgently release journalist Muammar Ibrahim.
Journalists play a critical role in bringing about transparency and accountability. All belligerents must stop targeting them.
Journalists play a critical role in bringing about transparency and accountability. All belligerents must stop targeting them.
Today marks 1,000 days since the war in Sudan began. We stand with the people of Sudan caught amid a contest for power by the belligerents and their foreign backers and call for policy solutions that center civilians. We mourn the +150,000 killed and the millions displaced.
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Today marks 1,000 days since the war in Sudan began. We stand with the people of Sudan caught amid a contest for power by the belligerents and their foreign backers and call for policy solutions that center civilians. We mourn the +150,000 killed and the millions displaced.
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ورقة جديدة من معهد التحرير @timep.bsky.social تضم حلول مبتكرة تستهدف تيسير وصول الضحايا إلى العدالة timep.org/2026/01/06/%...
كثيرًا ما يواجه ضحايا الانتهاكات الجسيمة لحقوق الانسان في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا عوائق تحول دون وصولهم للعدالة والانتصاف.
ومن هنا، عقدنا لقاءات مع مجموعات من الضحايا من سوريا ولبنان والسودان لبحث التحديات التي تعرقل سعهيم نحو العدالة، والتفكير بحلول لتعزيز الوصول إليها دوليا.
ومن هنا، عقدنا لقاءات مع مجموعات من الضحايا من سوريا ولبنان والسودان لبحث التحديات التي تعرقل سعهيم نحو العدالة، والتفكير بحلول لتعزيز الوصول إليها دوليا.
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
ورقة جديدة من معهد التحرير @timep.bsky.social تضم حلول مبتكرة تستهدف تيسير وصول الضحايا إلى العدالة timep.org/2026/01/06/%...
كثيرًا ما يواجه ضحايا الانتهاكات الجسيمة لحقوق الانسان في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا عوائق تحول دون وصولهم للعدالة والانتصاف.
ومن هنا، عقدنا لقاءات مع مجموعات من الضحايا من سوريا ولبنان والسودان لبحث التحديات التي تعرقل سعهيم نحو العدالة، والتفكير بحلول لتعزيز الوصول إليها دوليا.
ومن هنا، عقدنا لقاءات مع مجموعات من الضحايا من سوريا ولبنان والسودان لبحث التحديات التي تعرقل سعهيم نحو العدالة، والتفكير بحلول لتعزيز الوصول إليها دوليا.
January 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
كثيرًا ما يواجه ضحايا الانتهاكات الجسيمة لحقوق الانسان في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا عوائق تحول دون وصولهم للعدالة والانتصاف.
ومن هنا، عقدنا لقاءات مع مجموعات من الضحايا من سوريا ولبنان والسودان لبحث التحديات التي تعرقل سعهيم نحو العدالة، والتفكير بحلول لتعزيز الوصول إليها دوليا.
ومن هنا، عقدنا لقاءات مع مجموعات من الضحايا من سوريا ولبنان والسودان لبحث التحديات التي تعرقل سعهيم نحو العدالة، والتفكير بحلول لتعزيز الوصول إليها دوليا.
✨ Thanks to the generosity of our community, we're at 91% of our end of year giving goal!!
Help us get to 100% before midnight and join us in investing in the next generation of young leaders in the MENA region. givebutter.com/bassemsabry
Help us get to 100% before midnight and join us in investing in the next generation of young leaders in the MENA region. givebutter.com/bassemsabry
Help Us Bring Bassem Sabry's Vision to Life
By Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
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December 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
✨ Thanks to the generosity of our community, we're at 91% of our end of year giving goal!!
Help us get to 100% before midnight and join us in investing in the next generation of young leaders in the MENA region. givebutter.com/bassemsabry
Help us get to 100% before midnight and join us in investing in the next generation of young leaders in the MENA region. givebutter.com/bassemsabry
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⭐ And in closing, a final message from me.
The support we give young people can make or break their careers. That's what Bassem did for me and that's what we at @timep.bsky.social are doing for others with this fellowship.
Join us and make a donation: youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
The support we give young people can make or break their careers. That's what Bassem did for me and that's what we at @timep.bsky.social are doing for others with this fellowship.
Join us and make a donation: youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
What Did Bassem Sabry Mean to Me?
YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
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December 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
⭐ And in closing, a final message from me.
The support we give young people can make or break their careers. That's what Bassem did for me and that's what we at @timep.bsky.social are doing for others with this fellowship.
Join us and make a donation: youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
The support we give young people can make or break their careers. That's what Bassem did for me and that's what we at @timep.bsky.social are doing for others with this fellowship.
Join us and make a donation: youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
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⭐ What is the impact of the program on our space?
"This is not about creating more talking heads or training young people to translate Arab experiences for Western consumption. It is about empowering native voices to claim their authority." - Dalia Ezzat timep.org/2025/12/18/r...
"This is not about creating more talking heads or training young people to translate Arab experiences for Western consumption. It is about empowering native voices to claim their authority." - Dalia Ezzat timep.org/2025/12/18/r...
Remembering Bassem Sabry
Bassem believed Arab youth should not just get a seat at the table where policies about their futures are decided. They should build their own table.
timep.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
⭐ What is the impact of the program on our space?
"This is not about creating more talking heads or training young people to translate Arab experiences for Western consumption. It is about empowering native voices to claim their authority." - Dalia Ezzat timep.org/2025/12/18/r...
"This is not about creating more talking heads or training young people to translate Arab experiences for Western consumption. It is about empowering native voices to claim their authority." - Dalia Ezzat timep.org/2025/12/18/r...
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⭐ Next up, what is it like to be a Bassem Sabry Fellow? What do fellows gain from the experience?
Former fellow Mohamed Mandour shares his story on how finding the fellowship in exile helped direct and define his career trajectory youtu.be/ArfvMSGmWtM?...
Former fellow Mohamed Mandour shares his story on how finding the fellowship in exile helped direct and define his career trajectory youtu.be/ArfvMSGmWtM?...
The Bassem Sabry Fellowship in Action: Former Fellow Mohamed Mandour
YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
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December 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
⭐ Next up, what is it like to be a Bassem Sabry Fellow? What do fellows gain from the experience?
Former fellow Mohamed Mandour shares his story on how finding the fellowship in exile helped direct and define his career trajectory youtu.be/ArfvMSGmWtM?...
Former fellow Mohamed Mandour shares his story on how finding the fellowship in exile helped direct and define his career trajectory youtu.be/ArfvMSGmWtM?...
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⭐ “[Bassem] wasn’t oblivious to the difficult realities before us, but he had this patient belief that we could work together to overcome them." - @tekaldas.bsky.social youtu.be/KbMGu8DOsrA?...
Who was Bassem Sabry? In the Words of Timothy Kaldas
YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
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December 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
⭐ “[Bassem] wasn’t oblivious to the difficult realities before us, but he had this patient belief that we could work together to overcome them." - @tekaldas.bsky.social youtu.be/KbMGu8DOsrA?...
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⭐ "Bassem imagined a society where an attack on one person's rights would be so rare, so shocking, that it would make the entire country rise up. His vision was simple: The absolute, non-negotiable dignity of every single person." - Dalia Ezzat youtu.be/Q72e6vd3H1Y?...
Who Was Bassem Sabry? In the Words of Dalia Ezzat
YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
⭐ "Bassem imagined a society where an attack on one person's rights would be so rare, so shocking, that it would make the entire country rise up. His vision was simple: The absolute, non-negotiable dignity of every single person." - Dalia Ezzat youtu.be/Q72e6vd3H1Y?...
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⭐ Let's start with the basics. Who is Bassem Sabry and why does @timep.bsky.social's resident fellowship carry his name?
Get to know the visionary writer and commentator -- dubbed "a voice of the Egyptian revolution" -- and what he stood for: youtu.be/cbWeDrlMCl0?...
Get to know the visionary writer and commentator -- dubbed "a voice of the Egyptian revolution" -- and what he stood for: youtu.be/cbWeDrlMCl0?...
Who was Bassem Sabry?
YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
⭐ Let's start with the basics. Who is Bassem Sabry and why does @timep.bsky.social's resident fellowship carry his name?
Get to know the visionary writer and commentator -- dubbed "a voice of the Egyptian revolution" -- and what he stood for: youtu.be/cbWeDrlMCl0?...
Get to know the visionary writer and commentator -- dubbed "a voice of the Egyptian revolution" -- and what he stood for: youtu.be/cbWeDrlMCl0?...
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⭐ On this last day of 2025, I hope you'll join @timep.bsky.social in ensuring that the MENA region's young leaders have the support they need to be able to make lasting policy change.
Follow this🧵to learn more about our Bassem Sabry Fellowship that does just that: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
Follow this🧵to learn more about our Bassem Sabry Fellowship that does just that: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
Help Us Bring Bassem Sabry's Vision to Life
By Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
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December 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
⭐ On this last day of 2025, I hope you'll join @timep.bsky.social in ensuring that the MENA region's young leaders have the support they need to be able to make lasting policy change.
Follow this🧵to learn more about our Bassem Sabry Fellowship that does just that: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
Follow this🧵to learn more about our Bassem Sabry Fellowship that does just that: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
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باسم 💔
🚨 Thanks to the generosity of our community, we're at 83% of our giving goal to sustain and grow the Bassem Sabry Fellowship!
It's not too late to join us! Your gift -- whether $5 or $500 -- helps us invest in the next generation of MENA policy leaders: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
It's not too late to join us! Your gift -- whether $5 or $500 -- helps us invest in the next generation of MENA policy leaders: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
Help Us Bring Bassem Sabry's Vision to Life
By Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
givebutter.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
باسم 💔
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Fourteen years ago, someone I had never met shared a kind word about my tweets on Egypt. That someone was Bassem Sabry.
Before the year ends, I hope you'll take two minutes to hear me share my story and donate to support the program that brings his legacy to life: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
Before the year ends, I hope you'll take two minutes to hear me share my story and donate to support the program that brings his legacy to life: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
"Bassem Sabry became the reason I published my first policy piece...His mentorship (and others like him) is what’s kept me in this space. And there's a throughline from all of that to where I am as Executive Director of @timep.bsky.social today." - @maitelsadany.bsky.social
youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
What Did Bassem Sabry Mean to Me?
YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Fourteen years ago, someone I had never met shared a kind word about my tweets on Egypt. That someone was Bassem Sabry.
Before the year ends, I hope you'll take two minutes to hear me share my story and donate to support the program that brings his legacy to life: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
Before the year ends, I hope you'll take two minutes to hear me share my story and donate to support the program that brings his legacy to life: givebutter.com/bassemsabry.
"Bassem Sabry became the reason I published my first policy piece...His mentorship (and others like him) is what’s kept me in this space. And there's a throughline from all of that to where I am as Executive Director of @timep.bsky.social today." - @maitelsadany.bsky.social
youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
What Did Bassem Sabry Mean to Me?
YouTube video by The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Bassem Sabry became the reason I published my first policy piece...His mentorship (and others like him) is what’s kept me in this space. And there's a throughline from all of that to where I am as Executive Director of @timep.bsky.social today." - @maitelsadany.bsky.social
youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
youtu.be/lwJi7SHz8P4?...
🚨 Thanks to the generosity of our community, we're at 83% of our giving goal to sustain and grow the Bassem Sabry Fellowship!
It's not too late to join us! Your gift -- whether $5 or $500 -- helps us invest in the next generation of MENA policy leaders: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
It's not too late to join us! Your gift -- whether $5 or $500 -- helps us invest in the next generation of MENA policy leaders: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
Help Us Bring Bassem Sabry's Vision to Life
By Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
givebutter.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨 Thanks to the generosity of our community, we're at 83% of our giving goal to sustain and grow the Bassem Sabry Fellowship!
It's not too late to join us! Your gift -- whether $5 or $500 -- helps us invest in the next generation of MENA policy leaders: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
It's not too late to join us! Your gift -- whether $5 or $500 -- helps us invest in the next generation of MENA policy leaders: givebutter.com/bassemsabry
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BEST NEWS EVER!! 🤍
After years of prison, probation, and travel ban, Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah was able to get on a plane today, travel to London, and reunite with his family!!!!
After years of prison, probation, and travel ban, Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah was able to get on a plane today, travel to London, and reunite with his family!!!!
December 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BEST NEWS EVER!! 🤍
After years of prison, probation, and travel ban, Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah was able to get on a plane today, travel to London, and reunite with his family!!!!
After years of prison, probation, and travel ban, Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah was able to get on a plane today, travel to London, and reunite with his family!!!!
NEW: Since Lebanon's 2019 financial collapse, the country's ruling elites have obstructed the path to recovery. Fouad Debs analyzes how the new bank resolution law concentrates power in the hands of actors linked to the banks, creating further obstacles. timep.org/2025/12/23/l...
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW: Since Lebanon's 2019 financial collapse, the country's ruling elites have obstructed the path to recovery. Fouad Debs analyzes how the new bank resolution law concentrates power in the hands of actors linked to the banks, creating further obstacles. timep.org/2025/12/23/l...