NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Authorities in Iran should nullify convictions handed down by a special court in Tehran for dissidents accused of inciting unrest, Human Rights Watch said.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Saudi King Abdullah has waived a sentence of 60 lashes for a female Lebanese satellite network producer for a program on non-marital sex, the government said.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Veteran Syrian opposition figure Haytham al-Maleh is under arrest following questioning by military authorities, a Syrian human-rights group said.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called on the Syrian government to come forward with information regarding rights activist Haytham al-Maleh, who disappeared Wednesday.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Members of Saudi Arabia's minority Shiite population have been targeted by Saudi authorities since a February incident, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Saudi government has not done enough to address fair treatment for the minority Shiite Muslim community, Human Right Watch said.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The jailing of a Western Sahara human rights defender shows Morocco is continuing to punish peaceful activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

BERLIN, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia must release or try several thousand terrorist suspects in prison under the country's counter-terrorism program since 2005, Human Rights Watch said.

LONDON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The judicial system established in Saudi Arabia to handle the detention of alleged terrorist suspects is little more than a facade, Human Rights Watch claims.