Articles by Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)
Egypt: In the absence of the bare minimum of the rule of law and respect for human rights, ANHRI decides to suspend its activities
After 18 years of tireless work in defending human rights and the right to free expression, IFEX member the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) suspends its activities.
Egypt: Rights groups condemn infringement of right to fair trial for Alaa Abd El Fattah, Mohammed al-Baqer, and Mohammed Oxygen
Civil society organizations demand the immediate and unconditional release of the three defendants, as they are prisoners of conscience and have exceeded the maximum period of pretrial detention specified in Egypt’s Criminal Code.
Egypt: Human rights defender Gamal Eid questioned in civil society case ten years later
Prominent human rights defender and director of The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) Gamal Eid was formally questioned in what the rights group calls a politically motivated case designed to punish independent organizations.
Seven necessary steps to stopping Egypt’s human rights decline
Five leading human rights organizations in the country call for the urgent implementation of seven necessary measures to end the unprecedented deterioration in human rights.
Building Egypt’s expansive and oppressive prison system
A new report from the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) reveals how Egypt built dozens of jails since the January 2011 revolution to keep thousands of prisoners, including roughly 65,000 prisoners of conscience, behind bars.
Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking
The undersigned organizations condemn the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017, and the use of vaguely worded laws to legalize the blocking in contradiction of international treaties.
Algeria: Journalist Khaled Drareni sentenced to three years
For his reporting on the Hirak protest movement, journalist Khaled Drareni has been given a three-year sentence in a court ruling condemned by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information. “I just did my job as an independent journalist,” said Drareni during his trial.
On the deteriorating state of free expression in the Arab world
In its annual report on free expression in the region, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information examines the myriad of violations dissidents face including arrests, violence, and smear campaigns.