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Executive Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    30 Sep 2018

    I will never forget it.

    Not many will recognize this picture.
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    3 hours ago

    Anxiety over the economy in worsens after scandal, incl unpaid staff from his businesses The gov't also angered human rights orgs for using defamation laws to respond to critical posts/journalism Yours truly for

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  3. 5 hours ago

    Horrific and brutal government response to protests. FIFTY THREE dead already.

    More intense gunfire from today's Baghdad protests. They're not shooting in the air. Day 4, 53+ dead, no end in sight.
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    23 hours ago

    Dissatisfaction with established parties in Tunisian politics means Sunday’s parliamentary elections may not yield a clear winner, complicating the process of coalition building at a pivotal moment for the economy

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    22 hours ago

    ’s scheme to cap number of who can attend historic Oct 10 qualifier match at 4,600 seats is discriminatory, deceptive+dangerous, says must act urgently to let all women purchase tickets+attend safely:

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    18 hours ago

    Tomorrow 100 days since the arrest of hope in Egypt freedom to Ziad Al-Olaimi and Hossam Mounis and Hisham Fouad and Omar Shniti for the Detainees

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    18 hours ago
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    As of this morning, at least 3120 people have been arrested since Sept 20th protests, as the regime’s crackdown on perceived threats to his rule shows few signs of ending, according to data from أكثر من 3120 معتقل وتم تجديد حبس ٧٨ معتقلا في أحداث ٢٠ سبتمبر

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    23 hours ago

    Tweets de la semaine : 1er anniversaire du meurtre de - Climat répressif en – Plan d'aide aux en . Enfants en . Réfugiés en . Et aussi

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    Oct 2

    My latest for --Jamal's murder happened while I was writing my book on Saudi-Iran rivalry, due out next year. Jamal was a friend and colleague, always available to answer questions about Saudi and region. His killing was an unexpected,very macabre ending to the book.

    The killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a year ago is part of the larger context of the battle for dominance in the Middle East, reports:
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    Oct 3

    America is likely complicit in war crimes in Yemen. It's time to hold the US to account | Mohamad Bazzi

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    Oct 3

    "When the Saudis were really in a freefall ... in just the three months after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid Qorvis Communications over $18 million to do public relations work on their behalf on the hill"

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    Oct 3

    Non-stop gunfire here for two full minutes. This is central Baghdad. The videos are coming out now after more than 24 hours of blackout because the internet came back sporadically a couple of hours ago

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    Oct 4

    “I have no hope or motivation after my baby goes,” Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe wrote. “There is no measure to my pain.” Heartbreaking by

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  14. Oct 4

    İnsan Hakları İzleme Örgütü Yöneticisi Whitson, Kaşıkçı cinayetini NTV'ye değerlendirdi (Video)

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    Oct 4

    Good news: at last, there seems to be an EU statement on . Bad news: it hasn’t been published anywhere so far. Why? Is the statement addressed to NGOs/journalists or to ? Are we supposed to tell ? Happy to

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  16. Oct 4

    So this is how governments play it around the world, latest case in -- facing a critical journalist? Label him a terrorist and send him to jail!

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    Oct 3

    Saudi Arabia: UN experts urge freedom for Loujain Al-Hathloul after 500 days in prison

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    Oct 3

    Kill a pro-democracy protester and then arrest his mother for seeking justice for her slain son (while the murderer goes free) -- Welcome to the Islamic Republic of Iran

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    Oct 3

    À l’occasion du 1er anniversaire du meurtre de , l’Arabie saoudite devrait coopérer avec tout effort visant une véritable , et libérer divers activistes emprisonné.e.s, selon . (ang)

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  20. Oct 3

    “In a matter of weeks, ’s newly-amended law will finally see children of Iranian women able to apply for the same benefits that children of Iranian men have.

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    Oct 3

    "After more than a decade of women’s rights activism, Iran’s Guardian Council has finally approved an amendment that would grant Iranian citizenship to the children of Iranian women married to foreign men. "

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