Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin leaves after being acquitted of charges
Press reports confirmed that Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, 41, left Kuwait on 24 April 2026, after 52 days of arbitrary detention. On 23 April
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Full solidarity with the Tunisian League for Human Rights
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its full solidarity with the Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) following the authorities' decision to suspend
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Human rights defender Anwar Al-Rasheed released after brief arrest
Reliable local sources confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that prominent human rights defender Anwar Al-Rasheed has been arrested for a tweet he
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Freedom for journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi
On 02 July 2024, Jordanian security forces arrested well-known writer and journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi while he was with his wife and children on his way to his
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Politicised judiciary sentences Yemenis to death without due process
Politicisation of death sentences issued by Houthi-affiliated court Mwatana Organisation for Human Rights, the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), and the
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Former National Assembly candidate Mesaed Al-Quraifa must be freed
Authorities in Kuwait continue to detain former National Assembly candidate Mesaed Al-Quraifa in flagrant violation of his right to freedom of expression. On 23
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Ongoing targeting by all parties to the conflict of journalist Louay Al-Azazi
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) documented the repeated and continuous targeting of journalist Louay Al-Azazi by all parties to the conflict in Yemen due to his
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Arbitrary decree withdraws Kuwaiti citizenship from blogger Salman Al-Khalidi
The Kuwaiti government continues to directly target exiled blogger Salman Al-Khalidi, using all means at its disposal, and recently decided to arbitrarily revoke his
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Serious human rights violations continue
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented many human rights violations in Yemen in the past several months, including the arbitrary arrest of an actor and
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