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Iraq Invites Morocco to Re-open Embassy in Baghdad

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari invited Morocco to re-open its embassy in Baghdad to promote bilateral ties and facilitate visas for Iraqi nationals. Al Jafaari’s office said the call was made at a meeting with State Secretary to foreign affairs Mounia Bouceta at an Arab League meeting in Egypt. He expressed Iraq’s willingness to cooperate […]

New York: CPJ calls for immediate release of Algerian journalist Ihsane el-Kadi

The Committee to Protect Journalists joins several other international organizations in denouncing Algerian authorities for extending the prison sentence against journalist Ihsane el-Kadi, calling for his immediate release. On Sunday, June 18, an appeals court in Algiers increased from five to seven years a sentence for el-Kadi, editor-in-chief and director of local independent broadcaster Radio […]

Tunisian opposition leader Abir Moussi begins hunger strike in protest of imprisonment

Abir Moussi, leader of Tunisia’s Free Destourian Party, has initiated on February 13 a hunger strike while imprisoned in Manouba, a suburb of Tunis, to protest against what she describes as ill-treatment by the authorities. The move came after Moussi, who has been incarcerated since October 2023, raised concerns about her health and safety. Her […]