Nabeel Rajab arrested amid reports of torture at Jaw prison and concern for human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel
Renowned human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was arrested today, 2 April, reportedly accused of spreading “false news” in tweets about torture in Jaw prison,
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CIVICUS and GCHR outline concerns related to the environment in which civil society activists and human rights defenders operate
The Sultanate of Oman NGO Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review 23rd Session of the UPR Working Group 23 March 2015 Submission by CIVICUS: World
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Travel ban imposed on human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal
On 25 March 2015, the General Administration of investigations imposed a travel ban on human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal, the director of Kuwait Watch. On 23 March
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Online activist Talib Al-Saedi held incommunicado
On 23 March 2015, online activist Talib Al-Saedi disappeared after he was summoned by the Omani Internal Security Service to appear for investigation before the Special
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Authorities continue to target women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern over the ongoing targeting by authorities of women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer in Bahrain.
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Nawaf Al-Hendal arrested after speaking at 28th session of UN Human Rights Council
On 23 March, 2015, human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal was arrested while he was carrying out his work observing violations during a peaceful gathering in Al-Erada
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Date set for verdict in case of SCM members
On 25 March 2015 a verdict is set to be delivered in the case of Mazen Darwish, Hani Al-Zitani and Hussein Gharir members of the Syrian Centre for Media
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Human rights defenders Husain Abdulla and Abdulnabi Al-Ekri threatened at the Human Rights Council
On 15 March 2015 during a side event that was organised by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), human rights defenders Husain Abdulla,
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Journalist and activist Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani murdered
Journalist and activist Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani was murdered today, 18 March 2015, in Sanaa, Yemen reports the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). Freedom Foundation
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