Crackdown “a result of a shift in Egypt’s foreign policy on Syria” following July 2013 coup, says monitoring group. Read more about Palestinian and Syrian refugees go on hunger strike in Egyptian jail
Khalil Abu Shammala of Al Dameer Association for Human Rights says Palestinians in Gaza are taking desperate, risky measures to live a normal life free of occupation and the Israeli-Egyptian siege. Read more about Hundreds of Palestinians killed in Mediterranean were trying to escape hopelessness in Gaza
Painter has been unable to visit his Gaza birthplace for more than fifteen years. Read more about "Cries of Gaza" resonate in rare solo show by Palestinian artist Tayseer Barakat
Aging Palestinian refugees recount their exile from Palestine during the Nakba and demand the right to return to their homeland. Read more about Palestinians in Egypt insist on right to return