Appeals court endorses 15-year sentence against human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair
On 15 February 2015, the Specialised Criminal Court of Appeal in Riyadh ratified the initial ruling against Waleed Abu Al-Khair. The court, which hears terrorism
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Free Human Rights Defenders Held 3 Years / Detained Arbitrarily, and Tortured
(Geneva, February 16, 2015) – The Syrian government should immediately free the prominent Syrian human rights defenders Mazen Darwish, Hani Al-Zitani and Hussein
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Appeal to Sultan Qaboos to free human rights defender Saed Jadad
The following is an open letter to the Sultan of Oman from the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR): Head of State and Prime Minister His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin
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Human rights defender Hussain Jawad arrested in night raid
Hussain Jawad, head of the European-Bahraini Organisation for Human Rights (EBOHR) was arrested during a house raid early this morning 16 February 2015. He is being held
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Human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair transferred to faraway prison
On 4 February 2015, the authorities transferred prominent human rights lawyer Waleed Abu Al-Khair from Malaz prison to Al-Ha'ir rehabilitation prison, located in the
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GCHR Annual Report Highlights Growing Dangers for Human Rights Defenders
Today, 08 February 2015, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) published its third annual report "Hear their Voices: Alarming Times for Human Rights Defenders in the
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Citizenship revoked of 72 people, including journalists and human rights defender
On 31 January 2015, the Bahrain Ministry of the Interior announced a list of 72 Bahrainis whose citizenship would be revoked for “illegal acts”. The
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Broadcaster and human rights activist Maisa Saleh fired from her job due to a facebook “like”
On 31 January 2015, Orient TV channel informed broadcaster and human rights activist Maisa Saleh in a letter that she has been fired from her job, although no
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Human rights defender Husain Radhi expecting a verdict for “illegal assembly”
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express their concern about the judicial harassment against the human rights
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