Egyptian government freezes assets of human rights defenders and NGOs
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses solidarity with Egyptian human rights defenders and NGOs whose assets have been frozen by the government in a case
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Journalists at risk in Bahrain, Iraq, Syria and Yemen for their human rights reporting
In a new report, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) aims to highlight cases of ongoing killings, attacks and threats against journalists and other media workers in
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Muscat Court extends imprisonment of writer Hamood Al-Shukaily; “Azamn” newspaper closure ruled invalid
On 06 September 2016, the Court of First Instance in Muscat held its first hearing in the case against writer and storyteller Hamood Al-Shukaily on charges of alleged
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Student activist and WHRD Bahareh Hedayat released
After 2,410 days of imprisonment, student activist and women human rights defender Bahareh Hedayat has been released from Evin prison in Iran. The Gulf Center for Human
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Trial of three “Azamn” journalists continues
On 29 August 2016, the Court of First Instance in Muscat, Oman held a third hearing in the trial of three “Azamn” journalists, Editor-in-Chief Ibrahim
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More human rights defenders banned from travel and prevented from engaging in UN advocacy
The government of Bahrain continues its relentless crackdown on human rights defenders, jailing them, banning them and sending them into exile. The Minister of Foreign
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GCHR welcomes launch of DatNav, a new guide to help navigate and integrate digital data in human rights research
From online videos of rights violations, to satellite images of environmental degradation, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, we have access to more
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Prominent human rights defender Saeed Jadad released, while journalist Yousef Al-Haj begins hunger strike
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received news that on 26 August 2016, prominent Omani human rights defender Saeed Jadad was released after serving a one-year
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Human rights defenders continue to be banned from travel; Dr. Taha Al-Derazi, freed pending trial while other rights defenders remain jailed
Bahrain continues to restrict the rights of human rights defenders to travel, including staff of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), according to reports
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