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Article English IL 2023-02-23 Tier 2
Religious Zionism's behavioral record in power: the Defense-Ministry memorandum transferring authority over most West Bank civil affairs (COGAT / Civil Administration — land, planning, 'state land' declarations, settlement 'legalization', the new 'Settlement Administration') to party leader Bezalel Smotrich as 'additional minister' — implementing, per Adalah, the Religious Zionist Party's "Israeli sovereignty" / de-facto-annexation agenda. Powers list documented verbatim by Adalah; transfer formalized Feb 2023 (coalition agreement Dec 2022); corroborated by The Washington Institute.
According to the memorandum, the Defense Minister will retain responsibility for military activities in the West Bank, while Smotrich will have authority over most civil matters. This includes directing policies for the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) and civil administration in key…
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Article English YE 2020-04-11 Tier 2
Ansar Allah (Houthis) behavioral press-freedom record: the Houthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa sentenced four detained journalists (Amran, al-Walidi, Humaid, al-Mansouri) to death on 11 Apr 2020 over their journalism; the UN Group of Eminent Experts found the Houthis use these courts "to suppress dissent." Documented by Human Rights Watch (6 Nov 2020); corroborated by CPJ (11 Apr 2020).
On April 11, 2020, the Houthi-controlled Specialized Criminal Court in Sanaa sentenced the four Yemeni journalists to death after an unfair trial on politically motivated charges of treason and spying for foreign states because of their work as journalists. The United Nations Group of Eminent Experts for Yemen has…
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Article Arabic EG 2019-04-18 Tier 2
Mostaqbal Watan's behavioral democracy/regime record: the party (chaired by Ashraf Rashad) held mass rallies and campaigned for a "yes" vote on the April 2019 constitutional amendments that extended Sisi's tenure (potentially to 2030) and entrenched military/executive power. Party rally documented by Al-Ahram (18 Apr 2019); amendments' content per HRW/ICJ ("consolidate authoritarian rule").
نظم حزب مستقبل وطن فى محافظة الشرقية مؤتمرا جماهيريا حاشدا باستاد الزقازيق الرياضي، بحضور المهندسين أشرف رشاد الشريف رئيس الحزب، والنائب أشرف رشاد عثمان، نائب رئيس الحزب، والمهندس حسام الخولى الأمين العام للحزب وناشد جموع المواطنين من شباب الشرقية بصفة خاصة والمصريين بصفة عامة النزول والمشاركة بكثافة يومي 20 و21 و22…
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Article English IQ 2013-04-28 Tier 2
State of Law-led (Maliki) government's press-freedom record: the Communications and Media Commission's 28 Apr 2013 suspension of 10 satellite channels (incl. Al Jazeera), targeting opposition/pro-Sunni outlets after their Hawija-raid coverage — HRW found no legal basis (arbitrary). Documented by Human Rights Watch (30 Apr 2013); corroborated by CPJ.
The official Communications and Media Commission suspended the licenses on April 28, 2013, amid spiraling violence and anti-government demonstrations in Sunni-majority provinces. The license suspensions targeted exclusively opposition stations while leaving others like state-run al-Iraqiya channel free to continue…
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Article Arabic TN 2012-03-26 Tier 2
Ennahda's March 2012 decision to retain Article 1 of the 1959 constitution unchanged (rejecting sharia as a source of legislation in the new constitution), with leader Rached Ghannouchi framing it as "a victory for the democratic Muslim state" — Al-Masry Al-Youm, reporting the decision announced Mon 26 Mar 2012 (article 29 Mar 2012).
كانت حركة النهضة الإسلامية التي تقود الحكومة في تونس، أعلنت الإثنين أنها قررت الاحتفاظ بالفصل الأول من الدستور السابق كما ورد دون تغيير. نفى زعيم حركة النهضة التونسية راشد الغنوشي، أن يكون قرار الحركة الاحتفاظ بالفصل الأول من الدستور السابق دون تغيير، والذي ينص على أن «تونس دولة حرة، مستقلة، ذات سيادة، الإسلام دينها…