Iranian security forces arrested music producers Mohsen and Behrouz Manouchehri in relation to pop singer Sasy’s music video featuring an adult film actress.

LGBTI activist and theatre artist Rania Amdouni released from jail and fined after 4th March sentence of 6 months in prison for insulting the police.

Sanaa Seif was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for “spreading false news related to the COVID-19 pandemic” and “misusing social media."

Israeli police arrested Ikhlas Sayyad and designer Manal Abu Sbaitan for "incitement" during an event celebrating Palestinian culture.

Cortoonist Ashraf Hamdi arrested on false news and social media misuse charges for posting a video on Facebook dedicated to Egypt’s 2011 revolution.

The Cairo Economic Court has rejected dancer Sama Al-Masry’s complaint to overturn her six-months imprisonment for defaming TV host Reham Saeed.

A court in Israel has banned the documentary film "Jenin, Jenin" by Palestinian filmmaker Mohamad Bakri.

The date of the first session of actress Rania Youssef’s trial for public indecency and contempt of religion was set on 21 February.

Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced writer Arash Ganji to 11 years in prison after he translated a book from English to Farsi.

Singer Noamane Chaari has received threats, was suspended by the Tunisian Artists’ Union and dismissed from his job at the public TV after performing a song.