Despite promises from authorities, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe remains in prison
The holidays have passed, and British-Iranian media worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe remains in Evin prison in Iran, after hopes for an early release were dashed.
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights promotes the need for local content at the IGF 2017 in Geneva
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) had an active presence at the twelfth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which was held in Geneva,
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human rights defender Obaid Al-Zaabi released over three years after being found innocent
On 21 December 2017, human rights defender Obaid Al-Zaabi was released from imprisonment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), more than three years after a court found him
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Security forces storm offices of NRT and close them by force
According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), at 6:45 pm on 19 December 2017, more than 200 armed members of Iraqi Kurdistan’s internal
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Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja faces reprisals in detention after protesting poor prison conditions
One of Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defenders, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is serving a life sentence for his human rights work, has protested unfair prison
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Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli chosen as Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Defender for December 2017
(Beirut/Cairo, 07 December 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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Prominent human rights defender Sulaiman Al-Rashudi released
On 12 December 2017, prominent human rights defender Sheikh Sulaiman Al-Rashudi, a lawyer and former judge who is President of Civil and Political Rights Association in
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Access to Internet restricted and social media sites blocked in many cities
Since before midnight on 06 December 2017, residents of cities in Yemen have reported that they are unable to access social media sites, and that the Internet is very
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Human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor must be freed on International Human Rights Day
As the world observes International Human Rights Day on 10 December, prominent Emirati human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor, a member of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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