The UAE. A place famous for tax-free shopping, stunning feats of construction and beautiful beaches. So much so that one million Britons visit each year. Scratch beneath the aesthetics of

One of the United Arab Emirate's most prominent human rights activists, Ahmed Mansoor was imprisoned in 2011 for criticising the country's leadership.

After more than three years in an Egyptian prison, the opposition leader Ayman Nour could be forgiven for taking a step back from the political spotlight. But nine months since

The Muslim Brotherhood's defense lawyers for Suez’s Muslim Brotherhood's detainees submitted yesterday an appeal against the Suez Misdemeanor Court’s decision, which was issued on October 15, for a further 45

The petition organized by the Centre for National Security has collected signatures from pop, rap, heavy metal, contemporary artists and former guards from the Guantanamo Camp in an effort to

Dr Atia Mahana who had conducted the survey has revealed that Egypt's jails are only fit to house 17 000 prisoners; however the prisons currently have more than 22 000

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today that it's awarding the 2009 Nobel peace prize to Barack Obama.

This morning, with news that our president won the Nobel Peace Prize, after being nominated ten days into his presidency, I’m sure there are a lot of folks who aren’t

Alkarama has just received news of two further extrajudicial killings by Egyptian security forces. This follows other reports of the excessive use of force by the, such as in the

Ghannam Said Mahmoud, a teacher and member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Al-Arish, revealed details of the assaults and torture committed against him by members of the State Security services