Bahrain – Human rights defender Naji Fateel to be detained for 60 days on anti-state charges after allegedly being tortured
According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), the public prosecutor charged human rights
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Saudi Arabia- Human rights defender Fawzan Al-Harbi summoned by police for questioning about his human rights activities
On 6 May 2013, human rights defender, Fawzan Al-Harbi received a call from Al-Rawda police station in relation to a warrant issued by the Bureau of Investigation
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Yemen – The judicial harassment of human rights defenders and journalists, Mohammed Al-Abbsi and Mohammed Ayish
On 03 April, 2103 a writ was issued by the Press and Publication Prosecutor against human rights defender and journalists, Mohammed Al-Abbsi and Mohammed
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Bahrain- Human rights defenders in prison, torturers walk free, and UN Special Rapporteur on torture has no access to the country
The Gulf Center for Human rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) denounce the decision of the Bahraini authorities to cancel the visit of the
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Arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention of defender Naji Fateel; ongoing harassment and ill-treatment of activist Zainab Al-Khawaja
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) call for urgent action by the international community to stop the ongoing attacks
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Iraq – Assassination of human rights defender Jalal Thyab Al-Jawhar, head of Liberty Supporters Association, which defends the rights of black citizens
With utmost sorrow and grief, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received the news of the assassination of human rights defender Jalal Thyab Al-Jawhar, President of
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Saudi Arabia- Serious concern for safety of human rights defender, Mohammed Saleh Al-Bajadi, who has been held in incommunicado detention since September
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern for the health and safety of human rights defender Mohammed Saleh Al-Bajadi. He is one of the
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Bahrain- Health deterioration of detained human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
The health of human rights defender Nabeel Rjab is reported to be deteriorating as he continues to serve a two years imprisonment at Jaw prison.
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Kuwait- Arrest and detention of human rights defender Sulaiman Binjassim and excessive use of force by police at protest
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information of excessive use of force by the police and the arrest and detention of human rights defender Sulaiman
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