Freedom of press and expression at risk as restrictions are placed on up to 44 media outlets
Beirut, 26 June 2012-- In a wave of media repression, the Communications and Media Commission (CMC) in Iraq has called on the security forces to ban up to 44 media
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Call to release freedom of expression defenders held incommunicado.
The undersigned rights groups from around the world are seriously concerned about human rights defenders, journalists, writers and bloggers in Syria who have
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Saudi Arabia-Attempt by authorities to silence human rights defenders through on-going judicial harassment
Beirut, 18 June 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights has received information concerning the on-going judicial harassment of human rights defenders Dr Mohammed bin
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Oman- Human rights defenders on hunger strike in protest against their on-going detention
Beirut, 15 June 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that human rights defenders Basma Al-Rajehy and Basma Al-Keumy are on
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Bahrain – Nine medics acquitted as others receive sentences between 1 month to 5 years
At the same time that the GCHR and BCHR welcome the acquittal of nine medics and the dropping of the two charges: possession of arms and the occupation of Salmaniya
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The re-arrest of leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
Beirut, 08 June 2012 -- On the morning of 6 June 2012, prominent human rights defender, Nabeel Rajab has been re-arrested after he got a summons the day before on
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Rights organisations alarmed over threats to civil society after trip to UN
International human rights organisations who participated in the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bahrain in Geneva in May Geneva are alarmed
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Prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Tajer targeted due to his human rights activities
Beirut, 5 June 2012 -- The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Bahrain Rehabilitation Against Violence Organization (BRAVO),
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Saudi Arabia- Saudi Arabia- Authorities prevent human rights defender Fowzan Alharbi from travelling to Geneva to attend a human rights conference
Beirut, 24 May, 2012 – On 22 May 2012, Saudi authorities stopped human rights defender Fowzan Alharbi at the King Khalid airport in Riyadh and prevented him
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