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.

In a strategic move to ensure the continued incarceration of President Putin's political rival, Alexei Navalny, Moscow has issued an additional 19-year prison sentence on charges of "extremism."