Nizar Banat was an outspoken critic of the authority who called on western nations to stop

The Palestinian Authority rejects accusations that it arrests people for their political views. Story continues below advertisement “ The people want the downfall of the regime, ” protesters chanted at Ramallah’s main Al-Manara Square.... Abbas called off that election, citing Israeli controls over Palestinians in East Jerusalem.... Opponents accuse Abbas of cancelling the election to avoid losing to Islamist rivals. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editor

PA security forces have for years systematically arbitrarily arrested, mistreated tortured critics and dissidents," said Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch.... " They beat him continuously for eight minutes.... If you came to arrest him, take him....

RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES( AFP)-The labour minister in the Palestinian Authority will resign, a member of his party said Sunday( June 27), as protesters marched for a fourth day demanding president Mahmud Abbas step down. The left-wing Palestinian People's Party has decided to withdraw from the Fatah-led PA government due to" its lack of respect for laws and public freedoms", central committee member Issam Abu Bakr said.Mr Nasri Abu Jaish, the labour minister and the People's Party repre

RAWALPINDI: With the release of five of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan( TLP) activists on

Kuwaiti sculptor of world fame Sami Muhammad in 1972.... By Nizar Othman Al-Seyassah, Arab Times

of all detained leaders and activists, including Dr Mahrang Baloch and other Baloch Yakjehti

activists breached their airfields as part of a larger protest action targeting four airports

BANGKOK-A prominent Thai pro-democracy activist was sentenced to two years in prison on July 31 for

Three pro-democracy activists were also arrested on sedition charges, a crime that can carry a