Travel ban imposed on journalist Nazeeha Saeed
Bahraini authorities prevented journalist Nazeeha Saeed from traveling at Bahrain International airport as part of a trend adopted by the government which includes
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Egyptian woman human rights defender Mozn Hassan banned from travel to feminist meeting
On 27 June, feminist activist and woman human rights defender Mozn Hassan was banned from travelling from Cairo to Beirut to participate in a meeting of the Women Human
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GCHR marks International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the United Nations and the international community to implement mechanisms of accountability for torture crimes on the
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Human rights defender Bahareh Hedayat must be freed, say UN and rights NGOs
Human rights defender Bahareh Hedayat has been held in Evin prison in Iran against international law after five years of detention relating to her highest sentence on
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Human rights defender Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith remains in prison as trial continues
On 20 June 2016, a third hearing took place in the United Arab Emirates to examine charges against human rights defender and academic Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith relating to
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Human rights defenders remain jailed and banned from travel as civil society crackdown continues
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is alarmed at the ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders and free expression, which continued in Bahrain this week as
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UN panel discusses human rights defenders, journalists, and civilian casualties in Yemen
On 16 June 2016, a panel discussion on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Yemen was held on the sidelines of the 32nd session of the United Nations Human
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Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli beaten by police as sentence reduced
Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli was beaten and bruised by policemen in Kuwait while being transferred from court to prison, according to information received
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Journalist and rights defender Ahmed Abdel-Qader survives second attempt on his life in Turkey
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the attempted killing of Syrian human rights defender and journalist Ahmed Abdel-Qader in Turkey. This is the
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