Women human rights defenders at risk in detention
Bahrain’s disregard for the health of detained women human rights defenders and their children is shocking, says the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), and
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Women’s rights defender Souad Al-Shammari arrested for tweets
UPDATE: Souad Al-Shammari was released on 29 January 2015 after three months in jail. She was not pardoned during a recent round of prisoner amnesties by the
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Lengthy jail sentence for lawyers’ on-line postings
On 27 October 2014, Judge Sultan Hanas bin Shidah of the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced lawyers Abdulrahman Al- Subaihi, Bander Al-Nogaithan, and
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Safety of Human Rights Defenders at Stake
Update: On 03 November 2014, Arya Jafari has been released on bail. On 28 January 2015, Mahdieh Golrou was released on bail. Protestors demonstrating against a wave of
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Bahrain’s allies must take action to free human rights defenders
28 October 2014 - The undersigned 40 organisations call on the international community to publicly condemn the ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders, who face
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Free Activists Facing Free-Speech Charges
(Beirut) – Bahrain authorities should drop all criminal charges against two prominent human rights activists, and immediately release them, Human Rights Watch and
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Raif Badawi facing 1000 lashes in public for his human rights works
The Saudi Minister of the Interior is on the brink of giving the order to start lashing human rights defender Raif Badawi, according to information received
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Human Rights Activist Arash Sadeghi Must Be Released
Update: On the 15th of March 2015, Arash Sadeghi was released on 600 million Tomans bail. The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the immediate and
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Another case brought against jailed human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that yet another charge, in relation to publicly insulting the King has been brought against human
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