Human rights defender Baquer Namazi and his son Samiak Namazi remain in prison
The Iranian government should immediately release human rights defender and retired humanitarian worker Baquer Namazi, and his son Siamak Namazi, the Gulf Centre for
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights mourns death of photojournalist Arkan Sharif
It is with great sadness that the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received news of the murder of photojournalist Arkan Sharif. He was killed in the early hours on 30
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NRT correspondent Ribwar Kakaie attacked during live coverage of the Kurdistan Parliament session
During a live television broadcast at about 7:00 pm on 29 October 2017, NRT’s TV crew was attacked by demonstrators with batons who stormed the Parliament building in
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Two Kurdish journalists killed in car bombing in Abu Fas while covering conflict
Journalist Dilîşan Îbiş was killed instantly and journalist Hogir Mihemed suffered fatal injuries when two Daesh attackers carried out a suicide car bomb targeting
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“Azamn” journalist Yousef Al-Haj released from prison while newspaper remains closed
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that journalist Yousef Al-Haj, Deputy Editor of “Azamn” newspaper, was released in Oman on 23
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Ebtisam Al-Saegh released from prison while awaiting trial, and Zainab Al-Khamees banned from travel
On 22 October 2017, Ebtisam Al-Saegh, the monitoring and documentation officer of Salam for Democracy and Human Rights, was released from prison pending trial in
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Recommendations on the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)
This open letter, available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, was sent to all UN Member States on behalf of 391 civil society organizations across 98 countries in
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Radhya Al-Mutawakel chosen as Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Defender for October 2017
(Beirut/Cairo, 10 October 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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Syrian human rights defenders Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat murdered in Istanbul
Update: Syria: A distant relative was arrested on 30 September in the murder of Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat earlier that month in Istanbul. The motive appears to be
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