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Egypt: Journalist Detained over Facebook Posts

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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 21h

“Instead of using Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release as an opportunity to correct course, Egyptian authorities arbitrarily detained journalist Ismail Iskandarani after a lengthy Orwellian questioning over his Facebook posts.”

New from @hrw.org / @amrmagdi.bsky.social ⤵️

Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts.

إسرائيل/فلسطين: على الدول التحرك لوقف الفظائع

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 1d

على جميع الحكومات التحرك لمنع المزيد من الفظائع والدفاع عن عالمية حقوق الإنسان. يجب أن تتخذ خطوات لوقف الانتهاكات المستمرة ودعم المساءلة الفعالة بحق المسؤولين، بما في ذلك :
فرض عقوبات محددة الأهداف، تشمل حظر السفر وتجميد الأصول، على المسؤولين الإسرائيليين ممن تورطوا بشكل موثوق في الانتهاكات الجسيمة.

HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 1d

تجاهلُ القانون الدولي من قبل الدول القوية أو حلفائها يقوّض نظام حقوق الإنسان برمّته.
https://bit.ly/3KG7isF

خطة ترامب لإنهاء النزاع في غزة ليست بديلا عن الإجراءات العاجلة التي يتعين على الحكومات اتخاذها لحماية المدنيين ودعم العدالة.

إسرائيل/فلسطين: على الدول التحرك لوقف الفظائع

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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 1d

تجاهلُ القانون الدولي من قبل الدول القوية أو حلفائها يقوّض نظام حقوق الإنسان برمّته.
https://bit.ly/3KG7isF

خطة ترامب لإنهاء النزاع في غزة ليست بديلا عن الإجراءات العاجلة التي يتعين على الحكومات اتخاذها لحماية المدنيين ودعم العدالة.

Opinion | What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?

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Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 2d

🚨Judges of the International Criminal Court in The Hague have just convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region.

Jan Kooy @kooyjan.bsky.social · 2d

🚨BREAKING Sudan news via Elizabeth Evenson, International Justice Director @hrw.org ⤵️

“The ICC’s long-awaited landmark conviction for serious crimes in Darfur provides the first opportunity for victims and communities terrorized by the Janjaweed to see a measure of justice before the court."

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 2d

Essential Read:
What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?
at @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
or NYT
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

www.nytimes.com

Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 4d

Most Western governments are working for narrow political or electoral interests, while ignoring what their populations actually believe. Even in Germany, where hysteria has been unleashed against voices critical of Israel's rampant war crimes and apartheid system.

Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 4d

Most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 4d

Most American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 4d

the quest for dignity, human rights and democracy in the Middle East is not defeated. It's only in a long process of materializing a viable alternative for the ailing, inevitably collapsing mix of militarism, nepotism, religious despotism and patriarchy that constitutes the current regimes.

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 6d

Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.

Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️

Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 6d

Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.

Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 7d

Taliban’s Internet Ban Further Silences Afghan Women, Girls
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.

Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses

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Joey Shea @joeyshea.bsky.social · 15d

🚩Saudi govt is using the Riyadh Comedy Fest to deflect attention from its brutal repression

The festival takes place on the 7th anniversary of Khashoggi's murder

Lineup includes: Jimmy Carr, Pete Davidson and others

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www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from September 26 to October 9 to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other pervasive human rights violations.

US: Trump Targets Opponents in Sweeping Memorandum

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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 9d

دافع العديد من الكوميديين المشاركين في "مهرجان الرياض للكوميديا" عن حرية التعبير.

هل سيدافعون الآن عن هذا الحق في #السعودية؟

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 9d

US: Trump Targets Opponents in Sweeping Memorandum 
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

United States President Donald Trump’s September 25, 2025, memorandum directing law enforcement to investigate a sprawling, imaginary conspiracy to foment political violence in the United States is a ...

على مجلس النواب المصري أن يستهلّ حقبة جديدة من التشاور

Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 12d

على مجلس النواب المصري أن يستهلّ حقبة جديدة من التشاور
www.hrw.org/ar/news/2025...

في 21 سبتمبر/أيلول 2025، وفي خطوة نادرة وغير متوقعة، استخدم الرئيس المصري عبد الفتاح السيسي سلطته الدستورية لرفض مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية الذي كانت تشوبه عيوب جسيمة وأعاده إلى مجلس النواب "لبحث ...

North Korea building nuclear weapon stockpile, says Seoul

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13d

South Korea reports Pyongyang building up enriched uranium supplies, insists ‘stopping’ nuclear development ‘urgent’.

South Korea reports Pyongyang building up enriched uranium supplies, insists ‘stopping’ nuclear development ‘urgent’.

Egypt’s Parliament Should Open New Era of Consultation

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 13d

Egypt’s Parliament Should Open New Era of Consultation www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
my latest dispatch on Sisi's rare move to decline the ratification of the flawed CPC draft.

On September 21, 2025, in a rare and unexpected move, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi used his power under the constitution to reject a deeply flawed draft Criminal Procedure Code. He returned ...

منظمة العفو الدولية تدعو الدول لحماية أسطول الصمود العالمي بعد استهدافه بالمسيرات - بوابة الشروق

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 14d

منظمة العفو الدولية تدعو الدول لحماية أسطول الصمود العالمي بعد استهدافه بالمسيرات
shorouknews.com/news/view.as...

أكدت منظمة العفو الدولية – فرع فرنسا، أن على الدول حماية المشاركين في "أسطول الصمود" العالمي الهادف إلى إيصال المساعدات الإنسانية إلى غزة. وذكرت ال

shorouknews.com

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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 15d

اتخذ الرئيسي السيسي قرارا صائبا بإعادة مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية إلى مجلس النواب للمراجعة.

ينبغي للمجلس إعادة صياغة القانون بالكامل لضمان احترام التزامات #مصر القانونية الدولية والوطنية.

المزيد في بيان 20 منظمة مصرية ودولية: https://bit.ly/46yjOSh

مصر: الرئيس يرفض قانون الإجراءات الجنائية المعيب

قالت 20 منظمة من منظمات المجتمع المدني، من بينها "هيومن رايتس ووتش"، اليوم إن قرار الرئيس المصري عبد الفتاح السيسي بعدم التصديق على قانون الإجراءات الجنائية المعيب وإعادته إلى مجلس النواب لإعادة النظر...

Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 15d

Finally free! Alaa Abdel Fattah has been released after nearly a decade of unlawful imprisonment in Egypt.

There are many like him still imprisoned in Egypt for simply exercising their right to freedom of speech. Egypt’s government should release all those wrongfully detained.

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 20d

There is no organization called "antifa" - so, why label a non-existent group "terrorists"?

This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It is unclear how anti-fascists, an umbrella term for far-left-leaning groups rather than a single entity, will be labeled

www.theguardian.com

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HRW_AR @hrwarabic.bsky.social · 15d

"أنت علوي؟"
تقرير مشترك لـ "هيومن رايتس ووتش"، و"سوريون من أجل الحقيقة والعدالة"، و"الأرشيف السوري" يوثق الانتهاكات الدموية التي استهدفت المجتمعات العلوية في مارس/آذار 2025 في #سوريا.
https://bit.ly/3KzmWpG

Egypt: Presidential Pardon for Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

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Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social · 16d

Incredible news today that Sisi pardoned Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egypt's most prominent political prisoner who has been imprisoned more or less continuously since 2014. He should be released once Sisi’s decision is published in the Official Gazette www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Egyptian media reported on September 22, 2025, that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had issued a presidential pardon for the imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.

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Amr Magdi @amrmagdi.bsky.social · 16d

for years during war with ISIS, @hrw.org & other organizations have documented numerous incidents of extrajudicial executions, including some shown in leaked videos. No meaningful investigation efforts have ever been made. www.hrw.org/news/2017/04...