Nabeel Rajab sentenced in free expression case, belying promises of reform
Prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to six months in jail on 20 January in his latest twitter case, which serves as yet another example of the
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Lashing sentence of rights defender Raif Badawi referred to supreme court
Reports confirm that the Royal Office has referred the sentence of 1000 lashes against Saudi human rights defender Raif Badawi to the Supreme Court in Riyadh. The
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Drop Twitter Charges Against Rights Advocate | European Allies Should Speak Up About Nabeel Rajab Case
(Beirut, January 16, 2015) – Bahrain’s allies including the United Kingdom, Germany, France and other European countries should publicly call on Manama to drop
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Mahdieh Golrou’s Case Referred to the “Judge of Death”
Update: On 28 January 2015, Mahdieh Golrou was released on bail. The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the
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Ministry of Interior deliberately targets journalists during peaceful protests
Information received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) suggests that the Ministry of Interior in Bahrain is systematically targeting journalists as they cover
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Prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair’s sentence increased to 15 years in prison
On 12 January 2015, the Specialised Criminal Court in Riyadh held a session in which it sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair to serve 15 years in
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Human rights defender Raif Badawi lashed in public
Reliable sources confirm that today, on 9 January 2015, Saudi human rights defender Raif Badawi received 50 lashes in public outside Al-Jafali mosque in
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Writer Ali Al-Rawahi released after 4-day detention
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirm that on 2 January 2015, the Omani authorities released writer Ali Al-Rawahi after four days in
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Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati sentenced to 6 months in prison
On 31 December 2014, the Lower Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati, a digital security expert at Front Line Defenders, to six
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