Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli chosen as Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Defender for December 2017
(Beirut/Cairo, 07 December 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in cooperation
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Prominent human rights defender Sulaiman Al-Rashudi released
On 12 December 2017, prominent human rights defender Sheikh Sulaiman Al-Rashudi, a lawyer and former judge who is President of Civil and Political Rights Association in
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Access to Internet restricted and social media sites blocked in many cities
Since before midnight on 06 December 2017, residents of cities in Yemen have reported that they are unable to access social media sites, and that the Internet is very
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Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor must be freed on International Human Rights Day
As the world observes International Human Rights Day on 10 December, prominent Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, a member of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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Court of Appeal imprisons 67 citizens, including human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim
On 27 November 2017, the Court of Appeal in Kuwait sentenced 67 people to prison for allegedly storming Parliament in 2011, including prominent opposition leader
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On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, GCHR calls for freedom of detained WHRDs across the MENA region
On International Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Day, marked every year on 29 November, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls upon governments and armed
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Court of Appeal again upholds the sentence against Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham
On 19 November 2017, the Court of Appeal in Muscat, Oman again upheld the initial verdict of three years in prison to which Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham was
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Nabeel Rajab’s two-year sentence for talking to the media upheld by appeals court
On 22 November 2017, a Bahraini appeals court upheld the two-year prison sentence against Nabeel Rajab for talking with various media outlets about human rights issues.
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Jailed prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Roken awarded human rights prize
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) congratulates jailed Emirati prominent human rights lawyer Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken, who has been awarded the Ludovic-Trarieux
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