Kuwait – Authorities continue to target human rights defenders
On 10 November 2013, human rights defenders and members of the National Committee to Monitor Violations (NCV) appeared before the Kuwaiti Criminal Court. NCV members
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Internet activist Abdullah Al-Hadidi released after 10 months in jail
On 1 November 2013, Internet activist Abdullah Al-Hadidi was released after serving his 10 months prison sentence. Some reports received by the Gulf Centre Centre for
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Saudi Arabia- Human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair sentenced to three months in prison
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the sentence of three months in prison issued against human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair.
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Iraq- freedom of the press is in danger
Update: On 29 October 2013 the Publishing and Media Court, released journalist Zuhair Al-Al-Fatlawi for "the illegality of his detention and
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Bahrain- Ongoing judicial harassment against BYSHR co-founders and members for their cooperation with the UN system
Update: On 29 November 2013, human rights defender Hussain Abdulnabi was released after spending three months in prison. The Gulf Center for Human Rights
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Yemen- Continued campaign of harassment and intimidation against human rights defender Alia’a Al-Shabi
Over the past five months, human rights defender and head of Al-Faisal Organization, an organization that campaigns against detention, torture and enforced
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Saudi Arabia- International spotlight shows broken human rights promises as oppression and violations continue
Saudi Arabia has failed to deliver on promises it made to the international community. In 2009 Saudi Arabia pledged to implement recommendations made at its Universal
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Saudi Arabia- Women should be allowed to campaign freely to drive
On 16 October 2013, women's rights defender and one of the campaigners for women's legal right to drive, Eman Al-Nafjan, was pulled over while driving and summoned to
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Iraq– Journalist and human rights defender Saad Zaghloul assassinated in Mosul
With utmost sorrow and grief, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received the news of the assassination of journalist and human rights defender Saad Zaghloul in the
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