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...
On July 1, 2021, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) joined a coalition of renowned institutions, experts, and academics in a motion before the Higher Regional Court in Koblenz, Germany to call upon the court to record and...
Ahead of the third cycle of Lebanon’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 joint stakeholder report that...
In recent years and particularly since protests began in October 2019, there has been a significant deterioration in the state of press freedom in Lebanon. In an effort to document and assess both the legal framework and violative practices responsible...
