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IFEX's Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah reflects on a year in the MENA region with more than its share of dark stories, but shares reasons for hope grounded in the work of civil society - persistent, collaborative, strategic - and effective.

Three women journalists staged a sit-in in the middle of a global climate summit to draw awareness about Egypt's thousands of political prisoners.

Pressure is building on the Egyptian government to release British-Egyptian activist, Alaa Abdelfattah as he reaches day four of a thirst strike. At the beginning of this week, Alaa stopped drinkin...

Speaking in Sharm el-Sheikh, Sanaa Seif says her hunger-striking brother is an 'innocent man', as UK prime minister and French president also appeal for dissident's release