The unexplained death of a fugitive Iranian judge, who plunged from a top floor of his hotel in Bucharest last week, has infuriated activists who say a rare chance has been missed to bring a senior Iranian official to justice over alleged rights violations. Gholamreza Mansouri's body was...

Algeria has intensified a crackdown on an anti-government protest movement, targeting social media users in a bid to stop demonstrations resuming once coronavirus restrictions end. Weekly protests rocked the North African country for more than a year and only stopped in March due to the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Facebook has lifted block imposed on activists’ videos documenting the protests of southern Sweida city over copyright claims to pro-regime media outlets.  Ahmad Primo, director of the Verify Platform (Ta’kkad), said that the Facebook company responded to the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian security in southern Sweida city has dispersed an anti-government demonstration by around 100 people who had gathered to protest against deteriorating living conditions ahead of U.S. Caesar sanctions, activists said Monday. Security forces have arrested at least...