Tunisia: GCHR mourns the passing of prominent human rights defender Kamel Labidi
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) mourns the passing on 16 January 2026 of the highly-respected and admired Kamel Eddine Labidi, a Tunisian human rights defender
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Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi sentenced to prison
Credible reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirm that human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi has been sentenced to prison solely for
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Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi and other innocent citizens face unfair trial
Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi and other innocent citizens are facing an unfair trial in Oman simply for peacefully expressing their personal opinions about the
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Another unjust court ruling issued against prominent human rights defender Awad Al-Sawafi
Reliable sources have confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that an unjust court ruling has been issued against prominent human rights lawyer Awad Bin
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Government escalates repression against civil society
The Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MoSAL) has escalated its repression of civil society organizations that work across the country, further shrinking
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New report explores the “Constant Crisis” for human rights
Media workers, lawyers and other Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Lebanon report a situation of constant crisis during 2025, with multiple threats challenging their
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A report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), with the support of Maharat Foundation and IFEX December 2025 Introduction Media workers, lawyers and
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi arbitrarily arrested again
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the violent arrest of Iranian human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who
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Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi forcibly disappeared
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received credible reports confirming that the Internal Security Service (ISS) in Oman arrested human rights defender Talib
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