Court adjourns hearings of “Azamn” journalists and writer Hamood Al-Shukaily, denying him bail, while journalists freed
On 10 October 2016, the Omani Appeal Court chaired by Sheikh Mukhtar Al-Harthy held its first hearing in the case against three journalists of “Azamn”
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Human rights defender Nargess Mohammadi’s sentence upheld, and journalist Issa Saharkhiz on hunger strike, while Professor Homa Hoodfar released
Though the story of Professor Homa Hoodfar ended positively with her release on 26 September 2016 on humanitarian grounds, other human rights defenders in Iran are still
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Canadian academic Dr. Homa Hoodfar remains in jail after more than 100 days
Update: Iran: Homa Hoodfar was released after international pressure on 26 September 2016. 2016-09-23 After more than a hundred days in detention, the Gulf Center for
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Online activist Saqr Al-Balushi detained by Internal Security Service
Online activist Saqr Al-Balushi has been arrested by the Internal Security Service (ISS) and detained incommunicado since in solitary confinement in the Omani
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Free Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq Held for 4 Years
Renewed calls for Khalil Ma’touq’s release on 4th anniversary of detention (Geneva, New York, October 04, 2016) – Syria should immediately release the Human Rights
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Rights groups call on UN to help free academic Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith
Special Procedures Branch Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland urgent-action@ohchr.org 4 October 2016 **URGENT and
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Court of First Instance in Muscat hands prison sentences to journalists of “Azamn” and closes newspaper permanently
On 26 September 2016, the Court of First Instance in Muscat reportedly sentenced three journalists of “Azamn” newspaper, Ibrahim Al-Maamari, Yousef Al-Haj,
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Authorities continue targeting human rights defenders including journalists using the judiciary
In separate cases that reveal a pattern across the Gulf region, authorities in Oman and Kuwait continue to target human rights defenders and journalists in by using the
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Urgent Need for International Inquiry on Yemen / Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council
We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, write to urge you to support the High Commissioner’s call for an international, independent
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