Anti-terror laws threaten human rights defenders in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
On 14 November 2014, six leading human rights NGOs held a discussion in Washington, DC on human rights violations by Gulf countries that are partners of the United
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Judicial Harassment of Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) is very concerned about the ongoing judicial harassment of human rights defender, lawyer, and women’s rights activist
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Blogger and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari sentenced to two years in prison and 200 lashes
On 3 November 2014, the Specialised Criminal Court in Al-Khobar city sentenced blogger and human rights defender Mikhlif Al-Shammari to two years in prison in addition
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Travel ban imposed on human rights defender Saed Jadad
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is very concerned about the ongoing targeting of prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad in Oman. On the morning of 31 October
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Human rights defender Jdea Abdullah Nawfal detained arbitrarily
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep concern following the arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defender Jdea Abdullah Nawfal. He is the
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Women human rights defenders at risk in detention
Bahrain’s disregard for the health of detained women human rights defenders and their children is shocking, says the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), and
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Women’s rights defender Souad Al-Shammari arrested for tweets
UPDATE: Souad Al-Shammari was released on 29 January 2015 after three months in jail. She was not pardoned during a recent round of prisoner amnesties by the
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Lengthy jail sentence for lawyers’ on-line postings
On 27 October 2014, Judge Sultan Hanas bin Shidah of the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced lawyers Abdulrahman Al- Subaihi, Bander Al-Nogaithan, and
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Safety of Human Rights Defenders at Stake
Update: On 03 November 2014, Arya Jafari has been released on bail. On 28 January 2015, Mahdieh Golrou was released on bail. Protestors demonstrating against a wave of
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