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Passionate about human rights. Research Fellow at the Forum for Regional Thinking focusing on Syria. Development & Comms . Views my own

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    Sep 25

    A new report by the 's on the violent takeover of eastern Ghouta is out. Co-authored by me, & others

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  2. 7 hours ago

    Egypt's best are rotting in prisons or in exile. Thread on a prominent human rights activist recently arrested by Sisi regime forces.

    - Hoda Abd elmoniem Abd elaziz Hassan, a Lawyer at the Egyptian Cassation and Supreme Constitutional Court. - Former member of the National Council for Human Rights in Egypt and member of the Egyptian Bar…
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    13 hours ago

    The incel loser who slaughtered women at the yoga studio hated Obamacare because it subsidized birth control.

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  4. 10 hours ago

    What the Jamal Khashoggi case means for dissidents around the world excellent piece by

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    19 hours ago

    Going to begin a thread on prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia. After Khashoggi's murder, it's more important than ever that we raise awareness about who these people are.

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    15 hours ago

    For the fifth day my Uncle is detained and is still being searched for in the prisons of the factions and each faction says the other Not only my uncle there are hundreds of detainees in the prisons of the factions of the Turkish army in

    The forces of the Turkish army (the first division) in the area of ​​Rajo, the city of arrested my uncle on charges of using with the PKK, to knowing that my uncle does not belong to any party or political faction …
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    15 hours ago

    Cool project exploring the history of Syrian revolution through the initiatives & activities done in each city, suburb, region of Syria "to discover their own words, dreams and hopes but also their suffering, tragedy and most importantly, their reality."

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    20 hours ago

    In his new piece, gives some insight In Ankara's successive efforts to discipline its allied militants in northern & integrate them into the security structure of the interim government, „without disturbing the dynamics on the ground“

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  9. 18 hours ago

    Israel will allow 5K Gazans to work in Israel & expand maritime zone. PA will allow Qatar to pay salaries to Hamas civil employees & PA will pay its employees in Gaza 80% of their salaries; Egypt will open Rafah crossing & pressure Israel to ease blockade further.

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  10. 18 hours ago

    al-Akhbar (pro-Hezbollah) is reporting the details of a deal reached re: Gaza. In exchange for Hamas halting fence riots & flaming balloon launches toward Israel, Israel, Egypt & PA will ease sanctions on Gaza (Ar)

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    Nov 3

    At this point I'm honestly surprised Egyptian police could find 19 human-rights lawyers and activists who weren't already in jail.

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    Nov 3

    "In the aftermath of the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in American history, Israel’s right-wing government went into overdrive to defend President Donald Trump."

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  13. Nov 2

    This research is worth your time

    "Arab educational systems do not—and indeed are not designed to—foster democratic and engaged citizenship in all of its aspects. " and Nathan Brown on education in the Arab world.
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    Nov 2

    whoa. Russian military expert Vladimir Neyelov has been arrested on treason charges. He wrote a big article for in June about the Russian private mercenary company PMC Wagner.

    Суд в Москве арестовал по подозрению в госизмене военного эксперта Владимира Неелова
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    Nov 2

    Is this a parody account?

    Committed to Continuing Its Efforts to Promote and Protect Human Rights
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    Nov 2

    Check out what has been going on in the past week in !

    This week's headlines: International Leaders Congratulate Mahdi on His Election to Prime Minister, Council of Representatives Rejects Federal Budget for 2019; and more
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    Nov 2

    Now if only Sisi would end Egypt's own bigoted laws restrict church construction that are regularly used as a pretext for sectarian violence targeting Copts with the perpetrators regularly evading legal consequences and often winning concessions from their victims as well.

    Egypt's President Sisi mourns Coptic martyrs of terror attack in Minya, vows to continue war against terrorism
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    Nov 2

    , the pro-Israel "human botnet" run by the Israeli American Council, Sheldon Adelson's Maccabbee Task Force, and an Israeli university, is asking users to show they are "proud" of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's newly-elected far-right president.

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    Nov 2

    If we're going to keep publishing propaganda from foreign despots in mainstream newspapers, we should at least make them jump thru the hoop of taking out full-page ads.

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  20. Nov 2

    The Assad regime is once again committing acts of mass murder against civilians in Idlib.

    : death toll in reached 10 following random artillery bombardment by Regime. A pharmacist, several children & displaced from Souran as well as an |i refugee are among the victims, in addition to…
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  21. Nov 2

    MbS reckless conduct in Yemen, Lebanon, the spat with Qatar, is the cause of instability, but the Israeli gov sees strongmen as the only way to control the unbridled Arab masses. This view is unfortunately common across the world.

    [Netanyahu avoids defending MbS explicitly] Netanyahu: Events at Istanbul consulate 'horrendous,' but Saudi stability must be maintained
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