Published by Al-Araby There’s no doubt that last week’sconviction of the Syrian war criminal Colonel Anwar Raslan in a German court has been one of the few positive outcomes of the Syrian…
Category: Human Rights
Human Rights Watch criticises Biden, others for weak defense of democracy
Published by Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticised U.S. President Joe Biden and other Western leaders for a weak defense of democracy and for failing to meet…
‘Children Should Be Playing’: Pope Pleads For Fight Against Child Labor
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged governments to combat child labor, saying it was terrible that children who should be playing are instead working as adults or scavenging in garbage dumps for something to sell.Speaking at his weekly general audience Fra…
Jailed Palestinian activist lands in France after release
Published by Al-Araby Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath arrived in France Saturday after almost two-and-a-half years in detention in Egypt, after his family said he had to renounce his Egyptian nationality. The 48-year-old…
Jailed Palestinian activist lands in France
Published by Al-Araby Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath arrived in France Saturday after almost two-and-a-half years in detention in Egypt, after his family said he had to renounce his Egyptian nationality. The 48-year-old…
Egypt charges veteran journalist for ‘spreading fake news’
Published by Al-Araby CAIRO – Egypt’s prosecution charged veteran Egyptian journalist Khaled El-Balshy earlier this week with spreading fake news and misusing social media. El-Balshy told The New Arab he was interrogated…