Repressive policies by the authorities continue amid ongoing popular protests in Iraqi Kurdistan
Citizens of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq continued their popular demonstrations in December which called for the overthrow of the government, a solution to the financial
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Sale of surveillance technology to oppressive governments in MENA region should be halted, say NGOs
During an event held online on 16 December 2020, a group of NGOs said the sale of surveillance technology to oppressive governments in Middle East and North Africa
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Loujain Al-Hathloul faces fabricated charges related to her peaceful human rights activities
After more than two and a half years of arbitrary detention, Saudi woman human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul was brought to trial on 25 November 2020.
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Imprisoned activist’s health at risk – Ahmed Mansoor held in indefinite solitary confinement; denied necessities, medication
(Beirut) – The Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor’s health is at grave risk following more than three years in solitary confinement without basic
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GCHR honours human rights defenders in Iraq at its second annual awards ceremony
Baghdad - On International Human Rights Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) honoured human rights defenders in Iraq at its second annual awards ceremony, which
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Authorities must provide immediate medical care to journalist Tawfiq Al-Mansouri, appealing death sentence
Reliable local reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that journalist Tawfiq Mohammed Al-Mansouri, who has appealed a death sentence
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights celebrates International Human Rights Day with partners
On 10 December 2020, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) celebrated International Human Rights Day at an event held in Beirut in partnership with IFEX, the
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Authorities use lethal force against peaceful protesters
Mass demonstrations broke out in various parts of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, particularly in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, earlier this month and continued until the
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Celebrating WHRDs on International Human Rights Day
Today, on 10 December, International Human Rights Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) venerates the sacrifices of every human rights defender (HRD) in the
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