Human Rights

More than 100 foreigners executed in Saudi Arabia in 2024

Rights groups say 2024 marks largest number of foreigners executed in kingdom's history

Scottish police refuse to take action over Interpol chief accused of torturing Britons

British torture victims file criminal complaint against Emirati Interpol chief

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia fails to win seat at top UN human rights body

Pro-Palestine activism facing suppression in Europe, Muslim groups warn

Egypt ramps up crackdown on exiled human rights defenders, says report

Egypt: Alaa Abdel-Fattah's mother says she will refuse food until his release

Sudan crisis: Women and girls must be at the heart of global response

Anneliese Dodds

UN General Assembly should call for release of Bahraini dissidents, say rights groups

Turkey detains Egyptian dissident Ghada Naguib, prompting fears of refoulement

Prominent Bahraini activist detained at UK airport after addressing UN

Egyptian police arrest dozens for 'false news' ahead of presidential elections

Israel normalisation deals

Saudi-Israel normalisation means greater Middle East repression, experts say

Egyptian authorities detain dozens of Sisi rival's campaign volunteers ahead of vote

Egyptian disappears after declaring he regrets voting for Sisi

Wife of prominent Yemeni politician pleads to stop his deportation from Egypt

Egypt arrests mother of political prisoner Mohamed Hamdi

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia sentences schoolgirl to 18 years over tweets, says rights group

India risks becoming 'main generator of atrocities', UN official warns

Egypt: Poet jailed for criticising army attempted suicide in prison

Rights groups condemn Biden for allowing $235m in military aid to Egypt