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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Bahrain: Growing Restrictions on Civic Space and Fundamental Freedoms Egypt: Civil Society Developments Iraq: Escalating Restrictions on Civic Space, Press Freedom, and Peaceful Assembly Lebanon: Growing Concerns over Freedom of Expression and Journalism amid Political and Security Developments The Arab NGO Network for Development’s Position on Lebanon’s New Media Law May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 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
National Reports (Palestine)

Palestine: National Report on Civic Space

2023
Palestinian society is governed by a wide range of laws that hark back to different periods, including Ottoman law, British mandate laws, Jordanian law in the West Bank, Egyptian law in the Gaza Strip, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s revolutionary law of 1979, and laws that were put in place by the Legislative Council after the establishment of the Palestinian Authority in 1994. In addition to these, there are presidential decrees, legislative decisions issued by the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah,…
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