December 2, 2015
December 2, 2015
Dispatches: Better Late Than Never – Saudi Arabia Approves NGO Law
![Members of the Saudi advisory Shura Counci](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/rtr1rcnf_layout_comp.jpg?itok=DcnJ50u1)
December 2, 2015
Don’t Respond to Refugees with Fear and Bigotry
December 1, 2015
Hungary: Locked Up for Seeking Asylum
Long Detention, Poor Conditions, Little Help for Vulnerable People
![2015-12-eca-hungary-refugees](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/picture_1dec15.jpg?itok=0RFQVC6g)
December 1, 2015
Where is the Outrage on David Cameron’s Scandal in the Gulf?
The UAE, we now know, was busy planning its own operation against Muslim Brotherhood affiliates at home while urging David Cameron to do the same in Britain.
December 1, 2015
Egypt: Journalist Unlawfully Arrested
Ismail al-Iskandrani Faces State Security Prosecution
![Ismail Alexandrani](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/ismail_alexandrani_hr3.jpg?itok=sim40tWM)
December 1, 2015
Paris as a test case for the west
One effective way for western governments to keep their people safe is to press for fundamental reforms in countries where armed extremists thrive, rather than subverting democracy at home.
![French police stop and search a local resident during an operation in Saint-Denis, France.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015-paris-france-search.jpg?itok=s9U3MtlS)
December 1, 2015
Interview: Torture and the CIA
![Illustration of the scales of justice replaced by two people shackled by their wrists and dangling in the air.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/us1115_illustration_web3_0.jpg?itok=XJsipJvr)
December 1, 2015
US: CIA Torture is Unfinished Business
Year After Senate Report, Still No Criminal Inquiry, Redress Provided
![Illustration of the scales of justice replaced by two people shackled by their wrists and dangling in the air.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/us1115_illustration_web3_0.jpg?itok=XJsipJvr)
December 1, 2015
Dispatches: Fresh Attempts to Muzzle Free Speech in Burundi
![“To be a journalist in Burundi.”](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015_burundi_alif.png?itok=iYkyR4FG)
December 1, 2015
Dispatches: Risks of the EU-Turkey Migration Deal
![Turkish Gendarmes lead a group of refugees to buses to prevent them from sailing off for the Greek island of Chios by dinghies, at a beach in the western Turkish coastal town of Cesme.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/turkey_refugees.jpg?itok=5r5ZETv9)
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December 1, 2015
Rejecting Those Fleeing War and Terror Is Not the Solution
November 30, 2015
China: New Verdicts a Travesty of Justice
Outcomes Reflect Serious Regression for Basic Rights
![Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong hold up signs during a demonstration calling for the release of Chinese journalist Gao Yu on April 17, 2015.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/201506_asia_china_gao_yu.jpg?itok=vafWBudq)
November 30, 2015
US: Senate Should Reject Misguided Refugee Bill
Huge Obstacles for Syrians, Iraqis Seeking Safe Haven
![2015 US Syrian refugees](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/2015_us_refugees.jpg?itok=10BydMlN)