Civic Space in the Arab Region
This observatory seeks to cover and analyze civil society news in the Arab region, and to keep up with civil society in all its challenges and transitions
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Libya: Economic conditions continue to deteriorate and political stalemate persists
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
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
Expression Freedom of expression continues to be restricted in Egypt, particularly through the use of…
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
Expression Freedom of expression in Jordan has been increasingly restricted in the context of the regional…
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
General updates The war has continued to escalate since early March 2026, with increasingly intense…
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
General updates: In April 2026, Libya’s political landscape remained marked by deep institutional division…
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
Expression Judicial proceedings and criminal prosecutions continue to be used in Morocco against opposition…
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
General updates At the end of March and beginning of April 2026, Israeli authorities adopted a new law…
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
General updatesIn April 2026, the conflict in Sudan escalated sharply, marked by a series of high-casualty…
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Jun 10, 2026
May 2026
Association Civil society organizations in Tunisia continue to face increasing restrictions and pressure,…
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May 15, 2026
Libya: Economic conditions continue to deteriorate and political stalemate persists
General updates In late February 2026, the Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL),…
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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
