Bodyguards of the National Security Advisor attack a group of journalists
On 18 February 2015, a group of journalists was attacked by the bodyguards of Iraq’s National Security Advisor, Faleh Al-Fayad, who was attending a seminar
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Appeals court endorses 15-year sentence against human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair
On 15 February 2015, the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal in Riyadh ratified the initial ruling against Waleed Abu Al-Khair. The court, which hears terrorism
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Free Human Rights Defenders Held 3 Years / Detained Arbitrarily, and Tortured
(Geneva, February 16, 2015) – The Syrian government should immediately free the prominent Syrian human rights defenders Mazen Darwish, Hani Al-Zitani and Hussein
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Appeal to Sultan Qaboos to free human rights defender Saed Jadad
The following is an open letter to the Sultan of Oman from the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR): Head of State and Prime Minister His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin
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Human rights defender Hussain Jawad arrested in night raid
Hussain Jawad, head of the European-Bahraini Organisation for Human Rights (EBOHR) was arrested during a house raid early this morning 16 February 2015. He is being held
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Human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair transferred to faraway prison
On 4 February 2015, the authorities transferred prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair from Malaz prison to Al-Ha'ir rehabilitation prison, located in the
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Hear their Voices: Alarming Times for Human Rights Defenders in the Gulf Region & Neighbouring Countries – GCHR 2014 Annual Report
This is the third annual report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), which was founded in 2011 by human rights defenders from the region. The GCHR documents the
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GCHR Annual Report Highlights Growing Dangers for Human Rights Defenders
Today, 08 February 2015, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) published its third annual report "Hear their Voices: Alarming Times for Human Rights Defenders in the
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Citizenship revoked of 72 people, including journalists and human rights defender
On 31 January 2015, the Bahrain Ministry of the Interior announced a list of 72 Bahrainis whose citizenship would be revoked for “illegal acts”. The
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