State Department says Cairo had not met conditions to receive $130 million in foreign military financing; On Tuesday US had approved $2.5 billion sale of military planes and radars

Damascus's representative blames 'foreign occupation 'and 'armed terrorist groups' for its inability to protect human rights

Hossein Shahbazi, 20, stabbed a classmate to death during a fight when he was 17; his killing would violate international human rights law, four UN experts say

Dutch government says UAWC members had 'individual links' to PFLP terror group, but review fails to find sweeping financial ties alleged by Israel

Unprecedented official crackdown on dissent has seen opposition dismantled and scores of independent media and rights groups branded as 'foreign agents' or banned outright

Blogger, his lawyer and fellow blogger Mohamed 'Oxygen' Ibrahim all sent to prison; Washington says freedom of expression should be secure without fear of criminal penalties

Human Rights Watch dismisses MDLBeast Soundstorm event as another of Riyadh's 'reputation laundering schemes,' urges artists to use stage to speak out against abuses

Unwed mothers may not face jail anymore, but a tangle of red tape prevents documentation of their children

The Solidarity and Human Rights Film Festival opens December 9 at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Open letter describes the move as an 'unprecedented and blanket attack'; Hollywood stars Richard Gere, Claire Foy, Tilda Swinton, and Susan Sarandon among signatories