In order to establish an independent mechanism to protect freedom of opinion and expression and the media in the Arab region
The Arab Group of IFEX, the international network for the defense of freedom of expression, established a working group in Tunis on the 1st and 2nd of June, 2016 to
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Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab arrested, NGOs demand immediate release
Bahrain security forces arrested leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Founding Director of the Gulf
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Zainab Al-Khawaja forced to leave her country or risk indefinite detention
On 06 June 2016, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja and her two children, Jude and Abdulhadi Jr, arrived in Denmark, where she is a dual citizen, after she was
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Imprisoned human rights lawyer Walid Abu Al-Khair starts hunger strike
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) reports that prominent Saudi human rights lawyer Walid Abu Al-Khair has begun a hunger strike to protest ill-treatment by the
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Human rights defender Abdulaziz Al-Shubaili sentenced to 8 years in prison
On 29 May 2016, human rights defender Abdulaziz Al-Shubaili was sentenced to eight years in prison for his peaceful and legitimate human rights work in Saudi Arabia. In
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Free Emirati human rights defender Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith, on trial for online posts in violation of his right to free expression
UPDATE: Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith's hearing on 23 May was postponed to 20 June 2016. 2016-05-17 We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the authorities to immediately release
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New GCHR report says women human rights defenders challenging violence
Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Iraqi Kurdistan face the same risks as other human rights defenders worldwide, but as women, they are also subject to
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Zainab Al-Khawaja freed, but remains at risk of arrest
On 31 May 2016, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja was finally released from prison, seven weeks after Bahrain’s Foreign Minister promised to free her.
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Arzat central prison administration prevents Saeed Jadad from getting treatment in a specialized hospital
Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirm the deteriorating health situation of prominent Omani human rights defender Saeed Jadad. The
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