Particularly following 2016-2017 protests that took place in the northern region of Rif, there has been a steady increase in attacks against journalists and restrictions to freedom of expression in Morocco in recent years. Ahead of the country’s upcoming fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle set…

January 1, 1970
Press Freedom in the Maghreb
May 3, 2022

Ahead of the 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human…

This brief delves into some of the primary issues affecting and implicating the country’s religious minorities,…


The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), joined by lawyers, law students, and organizations conducting…

January 1, 1970
Joint Submission: Egypt’s CEDAW Review
October 26, 2021

As Egypt’s record on women's human rights and gender equality issues came under CEDAW review, the…

January 1, 1970
Legislating in Sudan: The Transitional Period
October 18, 2021

On October 3, 2020, the parties signed the Juba Peace Agreement, which amended the Charter and…

January 1, 1970
The Maspero Massacre: Ten Years On
October 12, 2021

October 9 marks ten years since the Maspero Massacre. As a result of indiscriminate state violence…

On August 4, 2020, tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been neglected at the Beirut Port…

On July 19, 2021, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) joined a global coalition…