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Global Call for the Release of Entire Newsroom at Egyptian Investigative Journalism Platform Matsadaash
We, the undersigned civil society organizations and independent media outlets, join together to condemn the escalating crackdown on independent Egyptian investigative journalism platform Matsadaash,…
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Ten Years of Deprivation of Liberty: Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem
Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem marks ten full years of deprivation of liberty in its various forms, including pretrial detention, precautionary measures, and ongoing judicial proceedings.
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Fed to Fail: A Colonial Cycle of Weaponized Food
From colonial cotton fields to IMF subsidy cuts, Egypt and Tunisia have spent generations trapped in food systems designed around someone else’s priorities. Fed…
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REDWORD Welcomes Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi’s Release and Reaffirms the Right to Free Expression
REDWORD for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression welcomes the release of Egyptian poet and activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, following a presidential pardon…
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Following Joint Appeal : Canada Reconsiders Hossam Elhamalawy’s eTA Refusal
REDWORD for Human Rights & Freedom of Expression welcomes the Canadian authorities’ decision to reconsider the refusal of Dr. Hossam Elhamalawy’s Electronic Travel Authorization…
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URGENT: Joint Appeal to the IRCC on Hossam Elhamalawy’s eTA Refusal
August 28, 2026 The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, P.C., K.C., M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ottawa, Ontario Dear Minister Metlege Diab, REDWORD for Human…
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Egypt: After 100 Days, Omar Salah Marei’s Arbitrary Detention Must End
We, the undersigned organizations, renew our call for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei and for an…
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Why Toronto Keep Building Condos No One Can Live In?
Research Focus, Methodology, and Questions: The research focuses on the rapid urban change that has occurred in the City of Toronto, with an emphasis…
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How the EHON amendments could reshape Toronto?
On Thursday, November 13, 2025, Toronto city council voted, by a majority, to approve zoning by-law amendments to the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods…
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Could Egypt Fight Alongside Israel?
On July 29, 2026, a fire broke out at Egypt’s Damietta Port on the Mediterranean coast after a drone reportedly struck a gas vessel…
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Rights Groups Call for Release of Journalist Haidar Qandil and Detained Shi’a Muslims in Egypt
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the arrest, and enforced disappearance, of at least 36 Shi’a Muslim in Egypt, including journalist Mohammed Haidar Qandil. On…
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Joint Statement | Tunisia: Conviction of Sihem Bensedrine Threatens Transitional Justice and Deepens Restrictions on Civic Space
Version Française ci-dessous While awaiting the scheduling of Sihem Bensedrine’s appeal trial before the Tunis Court of Appeal, the undersigned organizations express their deep…