GCHR website blocked in UAE
The website of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been blocked in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to local human rights defender Ahmed
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Arrest warrant issued against human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal
On 27 January 2015, the State Security Apparatus at the Interior Ministry issued an arrest warrant for human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal following tweets posted on
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Women driving activists Maysaa Al-Amodi and Loujain Al-Hathloul remain in detention
Update: Maysaa Al-Amodi and Lujain Al-Hathlol have been released on 12 February 2015. The Monitor for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (MHRSA) and the Gulf Centre for
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Human rights defender Saed Jadad on hunger strike and must be released immediately
The latest report received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirms that prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad, who was hospitalized after his
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights condemns arrest of human rights defender Saed Jadad
On the evening of 21 January, more than 20 members of the Omani security forces raided the home of prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad in Salalah city and
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Prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad summoned to court on fabricated charges
On 19 January 2015, prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad was summoned by the Chief Public Prosecutor in Salalah, Ahmed Al-Masrori, to appear before the Court of
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Nabeel Rajab sentenced in free expression case, belying promises of reform
Prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to six months in jail on 20 January in his latest twitter case, which serves as yet another example of the
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Lashing sentence of rights defender Raif Badawi referred to supreme court
Reports confirm that the Royal Office has referred the sentence of 1000 lashes against Saudi human rights defender Raif Badawi to the Supreme Court in Riyadh. The
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Drop Twitter Charges Against Rights Advocate | European Allies Should Speak Up About Nabeel Rajab Case
(Beirut, January 16, 2015) – Bahrain’s allies including the United Kingdom, Germany, France and other European countries should publicly call on Manama to drop
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