three Sahrawi activists arrested by polisario

Amnesty International denounces escalating crackdown on critical voices in Algeria

Amnesty International has denounced the “extreme measures” used by the Algerian authorities to silence critical voices, calling for the release of all wrongfully detained journalists, dropping all politically motivated charges against at least six of them and overturning the conviction of journalist Ihsane El Kadi. El Kadi was sentenced on April 2 to five years […]

Morocco Joins ASEAN Treaty

Morocco is set to diversify its global partners with the recent joining of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) The Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, signed the ASEAN accession document on the side-lines of the 28th and 29th […]

Tunisia’s Human Rights League urges Prime Minister to resign

Tunisia’s Human rights League, LTDH, Thursday called on Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi to step down few hours after a meeting between the two sides.   The call came in a statement issued by the organization without providing reasons for its call.   Mechichi hours before the statement, received an LTDH delegation to discuss the state […]