Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli sentenced to 6 months in prison
On 4 September 2014, the Court of Misdemeanors in Kuwait sentenced human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli to six month in prison after he was accused of assaulting a
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Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel starts a hunger strike for Freedom
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express concern at the ongoing ill-treatment of detained human rights defender Naji
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Free Prominent Rights Defenders Verdict Scheduled in Charges Before Anti-Terrorism Court
(Geneva, September 5, 2014) –The Syrian government should immediately and unconditionally release the arbitrarily detained human rights defender
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Meeting between concerned NGOs and Danish Foreign Minister
We were received on a short notice today by the Danish Foreign Minister, Mr. Martin Lidegaard, to whom we conveyed our serious concerns about the rapidly
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Court of Appeal upholds sentence of human rights defender Raif Badawi
On 1 September 2014 the Court of Appeal in Jeddah upheld the sentence of human rights defender Raif Badawi. He was sentenced on 7 May 2014 to 10 years in prison,
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Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Fazari held incommunicado
Update: He has been released without charge on 04 September 2014. On 30 August 2014, human rights defender Mohammed Al-Fazari was summoned by the General Directorate of
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Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain; Could Face Lengthy Prison Sentence
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) express grave concern over the arrest and detention of courageous human rights
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Co-Director of the GCHR detained and not permitted entry to her country Bahrain
On 30 August 2014, human rights defender and co-director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Maryam Al-Khawaja was refused entry to her country Bahrain and
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Arrest and detention of blogger and human rights defender Mohammed Al-Ajmi
Update: On 02 September 2014, he was released on bail. On 27 August 2014, the Department of Criminal Investigation summoned blogger and human rights activist, Mohammed
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