An Amnesty International action calling for the release of Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, on International Women’s Day, Paris, France, 8 March 2020, Jeanne Menjoulet/Flickr, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) December in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Authorities in MENA marked the end of 2020 with a chilling reminder of how deadly a year it has been for the region’s journalists and activists. Justice continues to elude those forcibly disappeared in Syria and Iraq. Civil society battles an increasingly surveilled online civic space.