Reporters without Borders
- Jan 7, 2018
Journalists arrested to prevent coverage of Iraqi Kurdistan protests
After dozens of journalists were prevented from covering opposition protests in recent days in Iraqi Kurdistan and opposition TV...
Issandr El Amrani | International Crisis Group
- Dec 21, 2017
New Risks in Libya as Khalifa Haftar Dismisses UN-backed Accord
Tensions are rising in Libya after the de facto ruler of the country’s east, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, publicly dismissed the...
Jean-Marie Guéhenno | International Crisis Group
- Nov 28, 2017
Europe’s Chance in Africa
Two former colonial powers of the European Union, France and the United Kingdom, have long shaped the bloc’s approach to Africa. France...
International Crisis Group
- Sep 18, 2017
Restoring UN Leadership of Libya’s Peace Process
Efforts to reunify Libya after six years of internal strife have drifted. Global and regional powers should seize the opportunity of a...
Human Rights Watch
- Sep 4, 2017
Stop Persecuting a Religious Minority
The arrest of Mohamed Fali, president of Algeria’s Ahmadiyya community on August 28, 2017, is the latest example of a crackdown on the...
Rothna Begum | Human Rights Watch
- Aug 24, 2017
Middle East on a Roll to Repeal 'Marry the Rapist' Laws
In recent weeks, the Tunisian, Jordanian, and Lebanese parliaments have repealed provisions in their penal codes that allowed rapists to...