Danish MP and human rights activist deported while attempting to visit Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

  • Bahrain
  • 4/04/2018

Bahrain today refused entry to Lars Aslan Rasmussen, a Danish Member of Parliament, and to Brian Dooley of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), claiming the two

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Omani Coalition for Human Rights calls for immediate and unconditional release of Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham

  • Oman
  • 3/04/2018

The Omani Coalition for Human Rights, established in March 2018, consisting of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the Omani Association for Human Rights, the Omani Center

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Unprecedented attacks on journalists and media outlets during coverage of popular protests

  • Iraq
  • 31/03/2018

The Metro Center for Defending the Rights of Journalists and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) denounce the unprecedented attacks on journalists and media outlets

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Courts uphold heavy sentences against journalist, online activist and photographer of 10 to 25 years and revokes citizenship

  • Bahrain
  • 28/03/2018

Freedom of expression continues to suffer as Bahraini courts upheld harsh sentences ranging from 10 to 25 years against a journalist, online activist and award-winning

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GCHR events highlight violations in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the deteriorating state of human rights in the Gulf region & Neighbouring Countries at UNHRC 37

  • Egypt
  • 21/03/2018

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) was heavily involved in the 37th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) held in Geneva between 26 February

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Three more human rights defenders sentenced to up to six years in prison by Specialised Criminal Court

  • Saudi Arabia
  • 16/03/2018

Three more human rights defenders have been sentenced in prison in Saudi Arabia, according to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). They have all

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Gulf Centre for Human Rights sixth annual report: Mapping human rights violations across 12 countries and reporting on 100 human rights defenders

  • MENA
  • 15/03/2018

Executive Summary  The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) works to create a safer environment and offer support to human rights defenders. In 2017, GCHR

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Gulf Centre for Human Rights releases sixth annual report

  • MENA
  • 15/03/2018

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)’s annual report examines the closure of civic space, targeting human rights defenders, and the crackdown on civil society

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Iranian authorities clamp down on journalists following coverage of violence against protesters

  • Iran
  • 11/03/2018

In an attempt to silence journalists and tighten the media blackout that started with waves of civil protest in Iran this year, the authorities have summoned a

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