Many Egyptian expatriates have encountered difficulties in obtaining official documents from embassies and consulates, due to reasons that range from punitive measures to profit-driven motives.

Since seizing power in 2014, Egypt's military ruler el-Sisi has ramped up the security state to unprecedented levels, crushing his opponents with a repression so severe it outdoes even the harshest of his predecessors.

Hysterically, Palestinian Authority security forces have intensified political arrests in the West Bank since early May 2024, coinciding with escalating Israeli violations.

Since March 4, 2024, Kuwait has witnessed an unprecedented wave of revoking citizenship from its citizens, sparking unprecedented controversy as it relates to political opposition in the country.

Although Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to praise his former aide and the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, he couldn't conceal his lingering resentment toward him.