Mauritania
Mauritania ex-president in court for graft charges appeal
Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on Wednesday at the opening of his appeal
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Egypt has arrested several students for promoting pro-Palestinian solidarity campaigns and boycotts, Reuters reports. The detentions are a sign that Cairo does not want to allow space for private activism despite increased government criticism of Israeli policy in Gaza.
According to an independent Cairo-based rights group, at least 125 people have been arrested since the Gaza war began in October; 95 are still being held in pre-trial detention on charges including membership of a banned group or spreading false news.
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