Three “Azamn” journalists selected as Defenders of Human Rights & Freedom of Expression for June 2017
(Cairo, Beirut - 14 June 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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UN Member and Observer States should call on Bahraini authorities to free human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
Letter to United Nations member and observer states on the one-year anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest: We, the undersigned, express our deep concern over
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NGOs demand release of journalists held by Huthi forces for two years
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT The Huthi and allied forces should immediately and unconditionally release ten Yemeni journalists detained arbitrarily without charge or trial,
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Women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul has been released
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that on 07 June 0217, women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul has been released without
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NRT director and journalist arrested following report
Update: Iraq: On 05 June 2017, the Investigation Court in Kalar ordered the release of journalist Awat Ali, director of Kurdish-language
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Country’s only independent newspaper, “Al-Wasat”, suspended until further notice
On 04 June 2017, Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority (IAA) suspended “Al-Wasat” newspaper until further notice, for allegedly violating the law and
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Free Women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul
On 04 June 2017 at about 3pm local time, Saudi security forces at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam arrested and detained women’s driving activist Loujain
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Court of Appeal upholds 7-year sentence against writer Nadhir Al-Majid
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reports confirming that the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal in Riyadh has upheld the seven-year prison sentence
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Relentless persecution, including torture and sentencing, of human rights defenders continues unabated
Bahrain’s authorities continue their relentless persecution of human rights defenders, including doctors, bloggers and journalists, interrogating and sentencing
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