Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati faces prison if his sentence is upheld in December; NGOs call for his sentence to be overturned
Update: The issuing of the verdict by the Court of Appeal has been postponed to 07 January 2016 without giving reasons. Outspoken Bahraini human rights defender Mohammed
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Freedom of opinion and expression on the Internet in the Arab region and their impact on human development
On 19 December 2015, during the Fourth Arab Internet Governance Forum held in Beirut, Maharat Foundation, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the
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Raif Badawi wins prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
Detained blogger and human rights defender Raif Badawi was the winner of the European Parliament 2015 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. He is co-founder and editor
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Canadian government asked for support to help free Syrian human rights defender Razan Zaitouneh on 2-year anniversary of abduction
On the second anniversary of the abduction of Syrian human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouneh, the undersigned human rights organizations reiterate their call for her
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Bahrain- Ali Isa Al-Tajer charged following torture in prison
Ali Isa Al-Tajer, brother of human rights lawyer Mohammed Al- Tajer, has been charged on baseless grounds. Since his detention a month ago he has been also subjected to
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Women human rights defenders Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer sentenced to prison on appeal
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the Bahrain authorities to put an end to the pattern of judicial harassment against two of Bahrain's most prominent
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Prominent human rights defender Saeed Jadad jailed
On 25 November, state security forces raided the home of prominent human rights defender Saeed Jadad. They arrested and transferred him to prison. At approximately 1am
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Brother of human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Tajer’s arrested and detained
On 5 November Ali Isa Al-Tajer, brother of prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Tajer was arrested in Al-Dair and his whereabouts remain unknown. At approximately
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Whereabouts of Nasser Bin Ghaith remain unknown as State Security Apparatus continue to target human rights defenders
Over three months since the State Security Apparatus detained academic and human rights defender Nasser Bin Ghaith his whereabouts remain unknown. He is one of the UAE 5
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