Broadcaster and human rights activist Maisa Saleh fired from her job due to a facebook “like”
On 31 January 2015, Orient TV channel informed broadcaster and human rights activist Maisa Saleh in a letter that she has been fired from her job, although no
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Human rights defender Husain Radhi expecting a verdict for “illegal assembly”
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express their concern about the judicial harassment against the human rights
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Statement by human rights defenders on the sidelines of the regional workshop organised by the OHCHR and Media Center of the UN in Cairo
Below is the statement on the sidelines of the regional workshop “Towards Empowering and Secure Environment for Human Rights Defenders in Arab Region”
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GCHR website blocked in UAE
The website of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been blocked in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to local human rights defender Ahmed
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Arrest warrant issued against human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal
On 27 January 2015, the State Security Apparatus at the Interior Ministry issued an arrest warrant for human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal following tweets posted on
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Women driving activists Maysaa Al-Amodi and Loujain Al-Hathloul remain in detention
Update: Maysaa Al-Amodi and Lujain Al-Hathlol have been released on 12 February 2015. The Monitor for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA) and the Gulf Centre for
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Human rights defender Saed Jadad on hunger strike and must be released immediately
The latest report received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirms that prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad, who was hospitalized after his
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights condemns arrest of human rights defender Saed Jadad
On the evening of 21 January, more than 20 members of the Omani security forces raided the home of prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad in Salalah city and
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Prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad summoned to court on fabricated charges
On 19 January 2015, prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad was summoned by the Chief Public Prosecutor in Salalah, Ahmed Al-Masrori, to appear before the Court of
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