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Alkarama has learned, from Emirati human rights defense sources, of the death of political prisoner Ali Abdullah Al-Khaja in Al-Razeen Prison in Abu Dhabi. His health had severely deteriorated and he remained imprisoned for more than thirteen years despite a United Nations decision deeming his detention arbitrary and calling for his release. 

The signatory human rights organizations express their deep concern and strong dissatisfaction regarding the alarming deterioration of public freedoms and human rights in Tunisia.

The fate of Emirati activist Jassem bin Rashid Al-Shamsi remains unknown following his arrest in Syria on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at a checkpoint in the capital, Damascus. He was reportedly taken to a security facility without a judicial warrant or clear charges, and all contact with him has since been severed. 

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Alkarama renews its call to the international community to end the ongoing violations and persistent impunity suffered by media professionals. Alkarama warns of alarming global trends and of Gaza’s transformation into one of the deadliest places for journalists in modern history. 

The United Nations has condemned the heinous crimes committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), backed by the United Arab Emirates, following their takeover of large parts of the city of Bara, in North Kordofan, as well as several areas of the besieged city of El Fasher, in North Darfur.

On 26 August 2025, Alkarama submitted an individual complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (CCPR) in Geneva on behalf of Ms. Nawal Kara Bouslama, a Franco-Algerian businesswoman. This approach aims to denounce serious and repeated violations of her fundamental rights in Algeria, directly linked to state-level corruption practices. 

Victim of reprisals for refusing corruption 

The latest annual report issued by the United Nations Secretary-General on terrorism and human rights has addressed many of the concerns raised by Alkarama in its submission to UN human rights mechanisms. 

The annual report of the United Nations Secretary-General on intimidation and reprisals against individuals cooperating with the UN, recently released, has confirmed Alkarama’s observations regarding the growing trend of transnational repression and reprisals targeting organizations and individuals in exile or residing in third countries due to their collaboration with the United Nations.

On 16 October 2025, Alkarama referred the case of Ms. Saida EL ALAMI to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), a Moroccan blogger and human rights activist actively engaged in defending fundamental freedoms. Very active on social media, she regularly denounces human rights violations and comments on political and social developments in Morocco. 

In a follow-up report addressed to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), Alkarama denounced the persistent inaction of Libya and Saudi Arabia regarding the implementation of opinions issued between 2023 and 2025 concerning several cases of arbitrary detention.