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Saudi Arabia: Public Investment Fund Meeting Whitewashes Abuses

(Washington D.C.. February 19, 2025) – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is sponsoring an investment conference in Miami and further whitewashing the country’s egregious human rights record, five human

Egypt: Immediately Release Mohamed Ahmed Hasan Thabet, 73, After Over Five Years of Arbitrary Detention

(Washington D.C., February 12, 2025) — Egyptian authorities should immediately release Mohamed Ahmed Hasan Thabet, a 73-year old Egyptian businessman, whom it has unjustly detained for over five years and

Abusing Terrorism Laws to Target Egypt's Business Community: The Arbitrary Detention and Rights Violations of Mohamed Ahmed Hassan Thabet

The Egyptian government has targeted independent business owners, subjecting them to arbitrary prosecution under the guise of combating terrorism, but in fact to control, harass, intimidate, and rob its citizens.

Jordan: Five Questions to Ask King Abdullah During D.C. Visit

(Washington D.C., February 11, 2025) – As King Abdullah of Jordan visits Washington D.C., DAWN urges members of Congress and the media to ask him the following questions:

DAWN Response to Trump Administration Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court

(February 6, 2025, Washington, D.C.) - In response to the issuance of President Trump’s executive order creating sanctions for employees of the International Criminal Court and other individuals the U.S.

DAWN Statement on Trump Proposal to Seize Gaza, Expel Palestinians

(Washington, D.C., February 5, 2025) — In response to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to “own” Gaza and ethnically cleanse its Palestinian population, DAWN issues the

DAWN Statement on the Sentencing of Sen. Bob Menendez and Egypt's Corrupt Influence in U.S. Politics

(Washington, D.C., January 27, 2025) – In response to the sentencing today by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York of former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert

Rights Groups Urge U.S. to Intervene in Case of Egyptian Father Facing Extradition from Saudi Arabia

A coalition of human rights organizations is calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to intervene urgently in the case of Ahmed Kamel, an Egyptian citizen detained in Saudi Arabia

Revocation of Sanctions against Violent Israeli Settlers Will Encourage Terrorist Attacks against Palestinians, Fuel Instability

(Washington, D.C., January 27, 2025) — On January 20, President Trump officially revoked Executive Order 14115, which President Biden had issued to sanction individuals and entities responsible for destabilizing activities

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