Court of Appeal imprisons 67 citizens, including human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim
On 27 November 2017, the Court of Appeal in Kuwait sentenced 67 people to prison for allegedly storming Parliament in 2011, including prominent opposition leader
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On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, GCHR calls for freedom of detained WHRDs across the MENA region
On International Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) Day, marked every year on 29 November, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls upon governments and armed
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Court of Appeal again upholds the sentence against Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham
On 19 November 2017, the Court of Appeal in Muscat, Oman again upheld the initial verdict of three years in prison to which Internet activist Hassan Al-Basham was
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Nabeel Rajab’s two-year sentence for talking to the media upheld by appeals court
On 22 November 2017, a Bahraini appeals court upheld the two-year prison sentence against Nabeel Rajab for talking with various media outlets about human rights issues.
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Jailed prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Roken awarded human rights prize
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) congratulates jailed Emirati prominent human rights lawyer Dr. Mohammed Al-Roken, who has been awarded the Ludovic-Trarieux
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Internet activist Naimah Al-Matrod sentenced to six years in prison
On 10 November 2017, the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia sentenced Internet activist Naimah Al-Matrod to six years in jail followed by six years
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Wave of arrests continue as authorities crack down on human rights defenders and freedom of expression
The human rights situation in Saudi Arabia has markedly deteriorated and there has been a renewed crackdown against human rights defenders, since the accession of
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Mudawi Ibrahim Adam chosen as Defender of Human Rights & Freedom of Expression in November 2017
(Cairo & Beirut, 9 November 2017) The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in
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Family of prominent human rights defender sentenced to prison in reprisal, as Nabeel Rajab mistreated in transfer to prison
The authorities in Bahrain have continued their policy of mistreating and jailing human rights defenders and their families, sentencing three family members of exiled
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