Omani blogger Muawiya Al-Rawahi must be freed
On 14 March 2016, State Security Court at the UAE Federal Supreme Court found him not guilty and subsequently he was released then deported to Oman on 20 March
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Internal Security Service continues its systematic targeting of human rights defenders & online activists
Online activist Hassan Al-Basham has allegedly been tortured in detention in Oman recently, according to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). In
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Authorities revoke citizenship of children of human rights defender Mohammed Abdul Razzaq Al-Siddiq
United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have revoked the citizenship of the children of a detained human rights defender who is one of the UAE94, Mohammed Abdul Razzaq
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Civil Society Curtailed in Saudi Arabia & Qatar
Geneva, 10 March 2016 - The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) in co-operation with CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Human Rights Watch and FIDH held
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls for freedom for women human rights defenders on International Women’s Day
On 08 March 2016, International Women’s Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on governments and all those responsible for violations against women
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Human rights organisations renew call for release of peaceful activists convicted at grossly unfair mass “UAE 94” trial
On the third anniversary of the start of the mass trial of 94 individuals, including government critics and advocates of reform, 10 human rights organisations appeal to
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Lack of civil society space hinders work of human rights defenders, says new GCHR report
There is a distinct lack of oppositional civil society and a dearth of human rights activism in Qatar, says a new report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). The
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights Annual Report says human rights defenders are in peril across the region
As wars and conflict rage across the region, human rights defenders are at risk says the fourth Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), “Human
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Writer and online activist Saed Al-Darodi sentenced to three months in prison
On 15 February 2016, the Court of Appeal in Salalah, Oman sentenced writer and online activist Saed Al-Darodi to three months in prison. On 07 October 2014, he published
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