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Letter to UK Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham

what steps Her Majesty's Government was taking to protect the Fee Gaza flotilla sailing to the besieged enclave on a humanitarian mission, in view of threats by Israel to seize

IOF must stop harassment of human rights defender

Amnesty International has called on the Israeli authorities to end their harassment of a human rights activist whose week-long detention by the Israeli authorities was extended today.

IOF soldiers suppress Palestinian anti-wall march, wound 7 civilians

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) used violent means to suppress a peaceful Palestinian anti-wall march in Beit Jala village, Bethlehem district, on Sunday during which 7 Palestinian civilians were hurt.

Wasla – Egypt’s Magazine for Bloggers without Blogs

Internet blogs are today taking on increasing importance in Egypt. But many readers simply don't have the time to do so much reading online. The new blog magazine "Wasla" is

Angry protesters call for immediate release of political detainees

Hamdi Hassan from the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc, called for participation from all walks of life.

Spanish school expels girl for wearing hijab

Europe continues to be embroiled with the veil controversy. This time it was Spain that sparked outrage from Muslim and independent human rights activists after a 16-year-old girl was expelled

Two prisoners wounded during attack in Ofer jail

Two Palestinian prisoners were transferred to hospital after Israeli special military units stormed and ransacked on Friday the “national unity” section in Ofer prison shared by both Hamas and Fatah

Anti-wall marches challenge IOF ban

Palestinian marches against the Israeli racist separation wall continued in West Bank villagesfor the fourth week running. The march challenges the Israeli military order banning such rallies, which was issued

Police in Egypt investigate using Torture

A number of human rights centres expressed deep concerns over the torture of Mohamed Madani a reporter with the Nahdet Masr newspaper, Islam al-Refaei and Sohaib Ragab, both human rights

Alkarama launches its 2009 annual report at the Human Rights Council session in Geneva

As part of a seminar on "Human Rights in the Arab world", during the Human Rights Council's 13th session held at the Palais des Nations, Alkarama presented its annual report