Media freedom mechanisms in the Arab region require consultation and independence
The undersigned Arab group members of IFEX have studied the document issued by the consultative meeting held in November 2015 in Rabat, Morocco, on the regional
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Briefing on “Silenced Voices” of human rights defenders outlines laws used to persecute them
A variety of judicial measures, including death penalty sentences and flogging, are used against human rights defenders and activists in Saudi Arabia, according to a
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Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to the GCC Summit
The following is an open letter signed by 11 international NGOs addressed to US President Barack Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to
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“Their freedom is their right” campaign announces Zainab Al-Khawaja as the prisoner of the month in April 2016
“Their freedom is their right” (“#حريتهم_حقهم”) is a campaign for defending the rights of prisoners of conscience launched by Maharat
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GCHR expresses solidarity with Nazra and strongly condemns judicial harassment against NGOs
On 22 March 2016, Nazra for Feminist Studies announced the official summons and charges against its founder and director, Mozn Hassan, by the Egyptian authorities.
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UN “deeply troubled” by the ongoing targeting of HRDs in Bahrain
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the call by United Nations experts to stop persecuting human rights defenders, and release human rights defenders jailed
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The Human Rights Council Role in Protecting Human Rights Defenders
Geneva, 18 March 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) in co-operation with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and FIDH hosted a side event at
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Renewed calls for Bassel Khartabil’s release on 4th anniversary of detention
On 17 March 2016, Syria’s authorities should reveal the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software developer and free speech activist, and release him immediately, 33
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GCHR welcomes release of two Omani human rights defenders and Qatari poet
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the release of two Omani human rights defenders, one who was jailed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in addition to
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