King issues decree loosening some guardianship regulations, but women remain under control of men in most areas
On 17 April 2017, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz issued a Royal decree instructing governmental entities in Saudi Arabia to provide services for women without requiring the
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Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja suspends hunger strike following strong UPR recommendations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that Founding Director Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has suspended his hunger strike on its 24th day following strong
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“Mowaten” Magazine’s website blocked on World Press Freedom Day
Authorities in Oman continue their systematic campaign to confiscate public freedoms in the country, including freedom of the press. The latest of their arbitrary
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Press Release / On World Press Freedom Day 2017, Freedom of Opinion and Expression in Arab Countries report released
(Beirut, Cairo, 03-May-2017) On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and
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GCHR Founder Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on hunger strike since 12 April
On 12 April 2017, the Founding Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, started a new hunger strike demanding that the human and civil
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More than 5 years on the detention of Bassel Khartabil
Over five years since he was detained, the whereabouts of human rights defender and software engineer, Bassel Khartabil, remain unknown. Bassel Khartabil is a computer
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End degrading treatment of activists, say 10 NGOs, as shackling detainees among new punitive regulations
Bahraini authorities’ treatment of wrongfully imprisoned detainees violates international standards on prisoner treatment and in some cases may constitute cruel,
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Razan Zaitouneh spends another birthday in captivity with her colleagues
On 29 April 2017, on the occasion of Syrian human rights defender Razan Zaitouneh’s birthday, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights reiterates calls for her immediate
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Human rights defender Khalid Al-Omair released after sentence ends while other rights defenders continue to be targeted
Human rights defender Khaled Al-Omair has finally been released more than six months after he finished serving his eight-year sentence, while most other human rights
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