At a time when the Pope's intention to visit Bahrain is announced from November 3 to 6, the situation of human rights and freedom of opinion and expression in this Gulf monarchy

The UAE seemingly uses terms like tolerance and happiness as a cover to hide major violations of freedom of opinion and expression,

At a time when Saudi Arabia invites its citizens and world tourists to the Riyadh season 2022, thousands of men and women are languishing in its jails for political reasons, and subjected to various forms of human rights violations,

On 11 October 2022, the Somali authorities arrested the Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicates (SJS) Abdalle Ahmed Mumin at Aden Adde International Airport in the capital Mogadishu. 

Iraqi journalists and activists exercising their right to freedom of expression suffer a number of violations and abuses in different parts of the country,

In a move that only underlines the Algerian authorities' continued prosecution and imprisonment of journalists on vague charges, the Algiers Judicial Council has postponed the appeal trial of journalist Ihsan El Kadi to next November 20.

The state of freedom of expression in Iran continues to worsen, especially under the recent campaign of arrests in which at least 36 journalists – both male and female — have been detained in the three weeks since demonstrations broke out over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, according to the Iranian Journalists Syndicate.