News Jan 2, 2018 Iran protests and death toll grow as tension rises (The Washington Post) – Anti-government protests in Iran flared on more fronts Tuesday with clashes that left at least nine people dead, state media reported, as leaders in Tehran struggled to respond to the most serious internal crisis in nearly a decade.
News Dec 6, 2017 What happens when sport and politics collide in Iran (BBC) – As Iranian sports fans sat down to watch the 2018 Fifa World Cup draw from Moscow last Friday, it was not just the fate of the their national team that was on their minds.
News Nov 21, 2017 HRF to Nelly: Drop men-only concert in dictatorial Saudi Arabia On December 14, 2017, Nelly is scheduled to take part in a men-only concert sponsored by the Saudi dictatorship’s General Authority for Entertainment.
News Nov 15, 2017 Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab to face trial over Nile comments Jokes about the Nile are as old as the river itself, but one Egyptian pop singer has been told she will stand trial after joking about disease in the famous waterway.
News Nov 13, 2017 Holding chess championship in Saudi Arabia is a ‘horrible’ move, top players say (The Telegraph) – A raft of top players have now revealed they will boycott the blitz and rapid event, one of the most exciting in the chess calendar, over concerns about safety and human rights in the ultra-conservative regime.
Press Release Nov 13, 2017 Bahrain Dissolves Opposition Group; Escalates Crackdown on Dissidents NEW YORK (November 13, 2017) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the ongoing crackdown against Bahrain’s opposition voices.
News Nov 6, 2017 The Saudi crown prince just made a very risky power play Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says he’s cracking down on corruption. But the sweeping arrests of cabinet ministers and senior princes Saturday night looked to many astonished Arab observers like a bold but risky consolidation of power.
News Oct 27, 2017 UN finds Syrian regime responsible for gas attack on rebel-held town Medical staff at Damascus Countryside specialised hospital hold placards condemning a suspected chemical weapons attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun.
News Oct 26, 2017 BBC appeals to UN over Iran’s crackdown on journalists The BBC’s director general has accused Iran of “unprecedented collective punishment” as the corporation appealed to the UN over crackdowns on Iranian employees of its London-based Persian service.
News Oct 26, 2017 Bahraini Appeals Court Confirms Dissolution of Wa’ad 26 October 2017 – Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals has today confirmed the asset seizure and dissolution of Wa’ad (also known as the National Democratic Action Society), the country’s largest secular, leftist opposition group.
News Oct 26, 2017 Analysis: The Political Impasse Over Syria’s Disappeared AFTER BEING TORTURED in a Syrian detention center, journalist and human rights activist Mazen Darwish was left for dead.
News Oct 25, 2017 After Four Years in Egypt Jail, Ibrahim Halawa is Home Arrested in August 2013 along with hundreds more, Ibrahim went on trial for an alleged role in violence during protests in Cairo—charges he, witnesses, and his lawyers, all denied. He is finally returning home after being acquitted.
News Oct 12, 2017 Egyptian Activist Receives a Top Human Rights Award GENEVA — A prominent Egyptian lawyer and activist was awarded a Swiss-based foundation’s prestigious human rights award on Tuesday, drawing international attention to the Egyptian government’s crackdown on civil rights groups.
News Oct 9, 2017 LGBT people in Egypt targeted in wave of arrests and violence Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Egypt are living in fear following a wave of arrests and violence.
Press Release Sep 26, 2017 Saudi Activists Succeed in Ending Ban on Women Drivers Previously, Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world that enforced a ban on women drivers. The new policy will be implemented starting on June 24, 2018.
Press Release Aug 16, 2017 Syria: White Helmets Co-Founder Speaks out against Regime Violence Earlier this week, the White Helmets suffered a horrific attack, in which seven of its volunteers were assassinated.
News Jul 19, 2017 Woman Recently Arrested for Wearing a Skirt Crop Top in Public Released Saudi Arabia: The regime have released Khulood, a woman who was arrested after videos appeared online of her strolling through a historic neighborhood in a short skirt and crop top.
Press Release Apr 24, 2017 HRF Condemns Post-Referendum Crackdown The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Turkish government for ordering the arrest of at least 38 activists on Wednesday for criticizing the results of the country’s recent referendum.
Press Release Apr 5, 2017 HRF Calls for R2P After Assad Gasses Civilians, Again The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the latest wave of crimes against humanity perpetrated by Bashar al-Assad’s regime — this time against the civilian population in the northwestern province of Idlib, Syria.
Press Release Mar 7, 2017 HRF to Egypt: Hold Mubarak Accountable Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the March 2, 2017, decision by Egypt’s highest court acquitting former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of complicity in the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
