Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years for reporting on human rights violations
Leading Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab has been sentenced to prison on 10 July 2017 for two years after being found guilty of spreading "fake
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GCHR stands in solidarity with rights defenders detained in Turkey and calls for their immediate release
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern about the recent detention of human rights defenders and trainers at a workshop in Turkey on 05 July.
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Ali Anouzla chosen as the human rights and freedom of expression defender of July 2017
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Maharat Foundation, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), in cooperation with IFEX, have chosen the
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Human Rights Defender Ebtisam Al-Sayegh arrested and detained for the second time in two months
On 3 July 2017, Ebtisam Al-Sayegh, monitoring and documentation officer of the Salam Organisation (Peace for Democracy and Human Rights), was arrested during a raid on
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Travel ban imposed on prominent human rights lawyer Najeeb Al-Nuaimi must be revoked
Authorities in Qatar must revoke the travel ban imposed on prominent human rights lawyer Dr. Najeeb Al-Nuaimi, says the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). On 26 June
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Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25
NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region Arabic
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Al-Wasat newspaper lays off employees after being suspended for three weeks
“Al-Wasat” newspaper has had to lay off all its employees three weeks after being suspended by the authorities in Bahrain. The newspaper reports on various
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UN event assesses violations of the right to freedom of expression and assembly
On 21 June 2017, a panel discussion held on the sidelines of the 35th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, examined the criminalisation of peaceful
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Free woman human rights defender Atena Daemi
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD-IC) is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Atena Daemi from Tehran’s Evin prison. She
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