GCHR calls for net neutrality and for an end to surveillance of human rights defenders in the MENA region, during events at RightsCon
At RightsCon 2018 in Toronto, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and partners from Access Now, Pshiphon, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Bahrain Watch called
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Seven Saudi women’s rights defenders branded as traitors in a dangerous new wave of arrests
23-05-2018 Update: Dr. Aisha Al-Manae was released from custody on 23 May 2018 after becoming ill. 22-05-2018 Update: An additional name, Ibrahim Fahad
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Palestinian human rights defender Ghassan Abdullah detained for two days
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the release of human rights defender, Ghassan Abdullah, General Director of the Palestinian Human Rights Organisation
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Human rights defenders including women’s rights activists arrested
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reliable information that several human rights defenders were arrested yesterday in Saudi Arabia, 17 May 2018,
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Newly enacted Anti-Cybercrime Law threatens online freedom of opinion and expression
Syria has enacted an Anti-Cybercrime Law that threatens the already fragile space for online expression even more, according to analysis by the Gulf Centre for Human
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Court of Cassation postpones verdict for human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim and others accused of storming Parliament
On 06 May 2018, the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation again postponed the case of human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim and dozens of others who were sentenced to prison
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Rights groups raise serious concerns over Nabeel Rajab’s appeal hearing following trial observation mission
As the appeals trial in the case against prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab unfolds before the Court of Cassation, the NGO coalition that mandated an
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World Press Freedom Day event in Beirut calls for supporting journalists and protecting freedom of expression in the MENA region
(Beirut) – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) in cooperation with Media Association for Peace (MAP), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Bahrain Center for
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On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR launches new website and calls for freedom of expression to thrive in the Gulf and neighbouring countries
Today is World Press Freedom Day, and this year will be the 25th anniversary of the proclamation of this world day on 03 May by the United Nations General Assembly. To
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