Reprisals & harassment against HRDs in the Gulf region & neighbouring countries: UN HRC must act immediately
Geneva, 22 September 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event in co-operation with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH),
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UN side event highlights challenges facing journalists at risk in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain, and the need to enhance their protection
Geneva, 20 September 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) hosted a side event in co-operation with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation,
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights mourns death of human rights defender Naser Al-Raas
It is with great sadness that the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received news of the death of prominent human rights defender Naser Al-Raas, a Canadian citizen of
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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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