Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel starts a hunger strike for Freedom

  • Bahrain
  • 6/09/2014

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express concern at the ongoing ill-treatment of detained human rights defender Naji

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Free Prominent Rights Defenders Verdict Scheduled in Charges Before Anti-Terrorism Court

  • Syria
  • 5/09/2014

   (Geneva, September 5, 2014)  –The Syrian government should immediately and unconditionally release the arbitrarily detained human rights defender

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Meeting between concerned NGOs and Danish Foreign Minister

  • Bahrain
  • 4/09/2014

  We were received on a short notice today by the Danish Foreign Minister, Mr. Martin Lidegaard, to whom we conveyed our serious concerns about the rapidly

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Court of Appeal upholds sentence of human rights defender Raif Badawi

  • Saudi Arabia
  • 3/09/2014

On 1 September 2014 the Court of Appeal in Jeddah upheld the sentence of human rights defender Raif Badawi.  He was sentenced on 7 May 2014 to 10 years in prison,

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Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Fazari held incommunicado

  • Oman
  • 2/09/2014

Update: He has been released without charge on 04 September 2014. On 30 August 2014, human rights defender Mohammed Al-Fazari was summoned by the General Directorate of

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Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain; Could Face Lengthy Prison Sentence

  • Bahrain
  • 31/08/2014

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) express grave concern over the arrest and detention of courageous human rights

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Co-Director of the GCHR detained and not permitted entry to her country Bahrain

  • Bahrain
  • 30/08/2014

On 30 August 2014, human rights defender and co-director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Maryam Al-Khawaja  was refused entry to her country Bahrain and

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Arrest and detention of blogger and human rights defender Mohammed Al-Ajmi

  • Kuwait
  • 28/08/2014

Update: On 02 September 2014, he was released on bail. On 27 August 2014, the Department of Criminal Investigation summoned blogger and human rights activist, Mohammed

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Joint Letter to King Hamad of Bahrain Regarding Torture Victims

  • Bahrain
  • 26/08/2014

King Hamad of Bahrain Cc: Lt. General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa Minister of Interior Kingdom of Bahrain Your Majesty, The undersigned representatives of

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