Amnesty International UK North Africa Country Coordinator Team, diligently covering: Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and The Western Sahara
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Judges in Tunisia who spoke out continue to face reprisal and harassment. Anas Hmedi’s case is a stark illustration of these ongoing reprisals. link:amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
In recent months, the Egyptian authorities renewed their campaign of arbitrarily detaining and unlawfully deporting refugees and asylum seekers on the basis of their irregular immigration status in blatant violation of the principle of non-refoulement and Egypt’s own asylum law.
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15 years after Libyans revolted against the repressive rule of Muammar al-Gaddafi, systemic impunity fuels crimes under international law and human rights violations by militias and armed groups while justice and reparations for survivors and relatives of victims remain elusive.
ALT https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/02/libya-15-years-after-uprising-against-gaddafis-rule-impunity-reigns-fueling-ongoing-abuses/
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On 1 Feb, the Court of Appeal in Oum El Bouaghi upheld the conviction of Ali Mammeri, and reduced his prison sentence from 15 to 10 years. The court’s deeply unjust decision to uphold Ali’s conviction on baseless charges is another clear assault on peaceful dissent in Algeria.
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On 2 February, a Tunis appeals court convicted at least 20 individuals, handing down prison sentences ranging from three to 35 years in “Conspiracy against State Security 2”. Rached Ghannouchi’s prison term was increased from 14 to 20 years.
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Algerian authorities must clarify the legal basis for the return of Seifeddine Makhlouf to Tunisia on 18 January, despite his status as a registered UNHCR asylum seeker, Amnesty International said today. This return amounts to refoulement, a violation under international law.
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Ten years with Giulio.
On 25 Jan 2016, Giulio Regeni was abducted and brutally tortured to death. Join the vigil hosted by Cambridge University Italian Society to stand with Giulio’s loved ones.
🕯️ Sunday 25 January, 6:15 PM
📍 Outside Great St Mary’s Church
What can you do to help?
Join the petition calling on Tunisian authorities to immediately quash all unjust convictions and sentences against Ayachi Hammami, Chaima Issa, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, and the 31 other defendants in the so-called “conspiracy case.” amnesty.org/en/petition/free…
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What can you do to help?
Join the petition calling on Tunisian authorities to immediately quash all unjust convictions and sentences against Ayachi Hammami, Chaima Issa, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, and the 31 other defendants in the so-called “conspiracy case.” amnesty.org/en/petition/free…
Tunisian authorities recently arrested 34 individuals following a politically motivated sham trial, resulting in unjust convictions in the so-called ‘conspiracy case’ against people detained solely for exercising their human rights
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Activist Chaima Issa has just had a 20-year prison sentence upheld by the Tunis Court of Appeal in the so-called “conspiracy case” — a trial widely condemned for its lack of transparency, political targeting, and serious violations of fair-trial standards
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Great news: Tunisian lawyer and media commentator Sonia Dahmani is now free after the Ministry of Justice approved a request for her conditional release
Members of our Amnesty International Crewe Local Group read poems by Algerian Hirak activist-poet Mohamed Tadjadit in solidarity ahead of his upcoming trials. He faces charges linked to his peaceful activism and poetry, and risks the death penalty. Call for his immediate release
Members of our Amnesty International Crewe Local Group read poems by Algerian Hirak activist-poet Mohamed Tadjadit in solidarity ahead of his upcoming trials. He faces charges linked to his peaceful activism and poetry, and risks the death penalty. Call for his immediate release
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Mohamed Tadjadit, the author of the poem “Thorns” and widely known as the “poet of the Hirak,” now faces state security charges alongside 12 other activists in upcoming trials that could result in long prison terms or even the death penalty.
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Many Amnesty groups in the UK wrote to the Moroccan authorities to wish them a Happy independence Day and calling for the release of Nasser Zefzafi.
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Tunisian authorities have increasingly escalated their crackdown on human rights defenders and independent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) through arbitrary arrests, detention, asset freezes, bank restrictions and court-ordered suspensions
Read more:
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Tunisia: Rampant violations against refugees and migrants expose EU’s complicity risk
Read the full article here:
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Update: On Friday, 31 October, a Tunisian court sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Ahmed Souab to five years in prison in a flagrant miscarriage of justice.
Read the article here: amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
Tunisia: Opposition Figure Risks The Death Penalty
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