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Egypt, an ‘open-air prison’ for critics – AI

Amnesty International on Wednesday accused the Egyptian government of mounting a crackdown on freedom of expression. Launching a campaign called “Egypt, an Open-Air Prison for Critics,” Amnesty International said it wanted supporters around the world to show their solidarity with Egyptians detained for expressing their views by writing to the Cairo government to end the […]

CAF opens investigation into violations, events having marred CHAN Opening in Algeria

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that it will open an investigation to establish the extent to which political statements and events at the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship for local players (CHAN) in Algeria violate the statutes and regulations of CAF and FIFA. In a statement published Sunday on its […]

Tunisia: Government Pressures Military Court to Dismantle Islamist Party

The Tunisian government has called on the military court to suspend the Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir party, deemed radical and a threat to security in the North African country, an official told media on Wednesday. President Caid Essebsi last week went public and asked for banning the party after it threatened “to cut heads and hands […]