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Egypt: Judicial harassment and restrictions on civil society continue
Jordan: NGOs continue to operate within a restrictive environment shaped by structural constraints.
Lebanon: Civil Society Organizations during War
Morocco: Judicial and security measures to restrict youth activism and public protests
Palestine: Challenges facing the work of Palestinian NGOs
Sudan: Serious violations of international humanitarian law
Tunisia: Freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly face pressure
Morocco: Human Rights and Political Developments
Sudan: War and Humanitarian Devastation
Palestine: Systematic attacks on civil society offices continue
Tunisia: The ongoing crackdown against dissidents continues
Lebanon: The environment remains unstable for civil society
Jordan: Digital repression expands
Egypt: Restrictions on civic space intensify
Jordan's New Cybercrime Law: Further Restrictions on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocratiques Statement on the 11th Anniversary of the Revolution
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Apr 02, 2026
Egypt: Judicial harassment and restrictions on civil society continue
Freedom of expressionEgypt continues to face a persistent problem of judicial harassment and restrictions…
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Apr 02, 2026
Jordan: NGOs continue to operate within a restrictive environment shaped by structural constraints.
General updates As part of the broader conflict stemming from the 2026 Iran war, Jordanian air defenses…
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Apr 02, 2026
Lebanon: Civil Society Organizations during War
General updates Following the outbreak of war in Iran on 28 February involving Israel and the United…
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Apr 02, 2026
Morocco: Judicial and security measures to restrict youth activism and public protests
General updatesIn early 2026, Morocco’s political environment was increasingly influenced by preparations…
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Apr 02, 2026
Palestine: Challenges facing the work of Palestinian NGOs
Freedom of Association The Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGO) released a statement addressing concerns…
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Apr 02, 2026
Sudan: Serious violations of international humanitarian law
General updates The ongoing conflict in Sudan continues to expose civilians to serious violence and…
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Apr 02, 2026
Tunisia: Freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly face pressure
General updates: In Tunisia, freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly continue to face…
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Mar 06, 2026
Morocco: Human Rights and Political Developments
AssociationIn November 2025, the Moroccan General Secretariat of the Government (SGG) announced an institutional…
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Mar 06, 2026
Sudan: War and Humanitarian Devastation
General updatesWar and Humanitarian DevastationIn December 2025 and again in February 2026, the United…
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Feb 19, 2026
Palestine: Systematic attacks on civil society offices continue
Freedom of associationWhereas UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called Israel’s suspension of numerous…
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Feb 19, 2026
Tunisia: The ongoing crackdown against dissidents continues
Association In November 2025, the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LTDH) publicly condemned…
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Feb 19, 2026
Lebanon: The environment remains unstable for civil society
General updates On 12 December 2025, the Lebanese Parliament unveiled the National Human Rights Plan…
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Feb 19, 2026
Jordan: Digital repression expands
Association A report published by The Citizen Lab on 22 January 2026, alongside reporting by the Organized…
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Feb 19, 2026
Egypt: Restrictions on civic space intensify
Association Whereas there has been spotlight on the restrictive civic space in Egypt during the last…
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Aug 02, 2023
Jordan's New Cybercrime Law: Further Restrictions on Freedom of Opinion and Expression
The wave of civil and political protests against additional restrictions imposed by the new cybercrime…
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Jan 14, 2022
Association Tunisienne des Femmes Démocratiques Statement on the 11th Anniversary of the Revolution
ATFD's statement on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution
