Saudi woman in a jail for call to end male control over women
A Saudi man has been jailed for one year for calling for an end to the Muslim kingdom’s guardianship system that gives men wide controls…
Human Rights
Who forbids Turkish couples from moaning during sex?
It’s long been said that government has no business in people’s bedrooms. Government, however, hasn’t always agreed. But this time, at least, it appears to be…
Law to establish media regulating body in Egypt
A new council tasked with fining and suspending media outlets and publications will be set up in Egypt under a law that was passed on…
Saudi women are smashing all the stereotypes in this viral music video
A new music video of Saudi women skating, playing basketball, singing and dancing has gone viral. Titled “Hwages” translating to “concerns,” the video has garnered…
Egypt arrests Al Jazeera journalist. The agency condemns it
Al Jazeera Media Network has denied “fabricated charges” against its news producer who was arrested in Egypt on Friday. The Qatar-based Network on Sunday demanded…
UAE: Woman arrested for giving birth to ‘illegitimate’ baby
A woman has been arrested in Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates, for giving birth to a baby out of wedlock. The 30-year-old maid,…
Iranian resistance: Save lives of hunger striking political prisoners facing death
Resistance warns of political prisoners currently facing death following long hunger strikes, and calls on all international human rights organizations, especially the United Nations High…
The President of the Philippines calls Jordan Prince ‘idiot’
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte called a top UN official an “idiot” and “joker” on Thursday for urging that murder investigations be launched against the president…
Syria’s war: 310,000 dead, 4.8m refugees
Syria’s conflict has killed more than 310,000 people, uprooted over half the population and left much of the country in ruins since it erupted almost…
Transsexual woman from Syria killed in Istanbul
A refugee transsexual woman who fled Syria due to the country’s civil war was murdered in her house in Istanbul on Dec. 17, the Ankara-based…