Arabic press evaluation: Tunisian blogger arrested after Al Jazeera look

Tunisian authorities arrest opposition blogger 

Tunisian police arrested a blogger and activist who’s essential of President Kais Saied after he appeared on Al Jazeera, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Thursday. 

Sahbi Omari was detained on Wednesday and his well being has deteriorated since his arrest, in keeping with the London-based newspaper. 

Omari appeared on an Al Jazeera Arabic investigation aired final month. 

The activist was a former member of the Ennahda motion who left the celebration and later turned essential of its insurance policies. He has additionally turn into a fierce critic of Saied’s mid-2021 energy seize, whereas usually running a blog about corruption and abuses in Tunisia. 

His detention comes amid a wave of arrests by Tunisian authorities concentrating on key opposition figures.

Palestinian Authority lobbies prisoners to halt disobedience motion  

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is lobbying Fatah prisoners to finish their mass civil disobedience motion taken in response to harsh Israeli jail measures, a supply informed the Arabi21 information web site on Thursday. 

The PA is hoping to cut back tensions behind bars and keep away from wider escalation between prisoners and Israeli jail authorities. 

Palestinian political prisoners start mass civil disobedience in Israeli jails

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Palestinian political prisoners in jails throughout Israel started a collection of mass civil disobedience actions final month to protest towards punitive measures imposed by the nation’s new far-right authorities. 

“Our solely demand is freedom,” the Supreme Emergency Committee for Prisoners mentioned in an announcement on 15 February. “Everybody should get our message and listen to our voice, for we are able to now not tolerate the violations being dedicated towards us day and evening.”

The PA is “bothered” by the unity of Palestinian prisoners throughout their totally different political affiliations, the supply, who was not named, informed Arabi21. 

The Ramallah-based authority is lobbying its affiliated Fatah prisoners to interrupt up the protests. 

Nevertheless, the prisoners realise the punitive measures towards them don’t spare anybody and plan to escalate their protest, in keeping with the supply. 

The disobedience is ready to culminate in a starvation strike firstly of Ramadan in late March.

Bahrain revokes HRW employees entry visas

Bahrain authorities revoked the entry visas of two employees members of Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Alkhaleej Online information web site reported Friday. 

The 2 HRW staffers had their visas permitted earlier to attend the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union Meeting, which begins on Saturday.

Tirana Hassan, Human Rights Watch’s appearing govt director, described the choice as a “blatant instance of its escalating repression”.

“Governments, organisations with affect, and key officers ought to converse out loudly towards Bahrain’s abuses so they aren’t complicit in its efforts to whitewash its horrific rights document,” mentioned Hassan. 

*Arabic press evaluation is a digest of stories stories not independently verified as correct by Center East Eye.