A young Sri Lankan woman is at imminent risk of execution in Saudi Arabia for a crime she allegedly committed whilst under the age of 18.

A former Saudi Arabian diplomat is at grave risk of being detained and tortured or otherwise ill-treated if Qatari authorities follow through with plans to return him forcibly to Saudi Arabia.

Taher Belabès faces 'incitement' charges after a youth unemployment protest in the southern oil town of Ouargla.

The detention of a 16-year-old Bahraini boy in an adult prison has been extended for a further week despite the Bahraini authorities’ failure to bring any charges against him.

Instead of delivering justice and an impartial investigation into a blogger's death in custody, Iranian authorities have been intimidating his family members.

Bahrain urged to release a prominent human rights defender whose conviction for involvement in anti-government protests has been upheld.

An Omani appeals court has upheld convictions against five men and a woman in what Amnesty International said is part of an ongoing assault on freedom of expression.

Israel authorizes an additional 3,000 housing units a day after Palestine is recognized as a non-member observer state of the UN.

The document restricts freedom of expression in the name of protecting religion, and allows for the military trial of civilians.