Ahead of Tunisia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) have issued a UPR Advocacy Fact Sheet that complements the alternative...
Ahead of Morocco’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have issued a UPR Advocacy Fact Sheet that complements the alternative stakeholder report that the two organizations published...
Ahead of Algeria’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have issued a UPR Advocacy Fact Sheet that complements the alternative civil society report that the two organizations...
In 2019, mass peaceful demonstrations kicked off in Algeria, ultimately bringing an end to former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 20-year rule over the country. The nationwide popular uprising demanded political reforms and democratic governance to safeguard human rights, including freedom of...
In the years following Tunisia’s 2011 Jasmine Revolution, there have been some notable developments coupled with legal and political setbacks—particularly since President Kais Saied assumed office in 2019—that have implicated and continue to implicate press freedom and freedom of expression...
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...
In recent years, there has been a steady increase in attacks against journalists and restrictions on freedom of expression in the Maghreb region. The impact of this deterioration in press freedom has only been underscored amid protests and critical moments...
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), joined by lawyers, law students, and organizations conducting legal work from around the world, come together to stand in solidarity with Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer ahead of his upcoming December...
As a state party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Egypt is subject to regular reviews addressing its implementation of the treaty. In October 2021, Egypt’s record on women's human rights and...
On July 19, 2021, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) joined a global coalition of 16 organizations to call for the release of Egyptian human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer ahead of his 41st birthday on July 20. For...
