MENA Rigths Group joins partner organisations in calling for the immediate release of six journalists working at the independent investigative journalism platform Matsadaash.

Every year, the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) presents an annual report documenting cases of reprisals against individuals who have engaged with the UN. This year’s report, covering 32 states between May 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026, highlights deepening concerns with regards to the persistent use of transnational repression.

Following the recent pardon and release of Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdul Rahman Al-Qaradawi, MENA Rights Group joins partner organisations to call on the UAE to continue in this direction and release all those who remain arbitrarily detained or disappeared.