Iraq– Journalist and human rights defender Kawa Kermyani assassinated in the town of Kelar
With great sadness and sorrow, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received the news of the assassination of journalist and human rights defender Kawa Kermyani, aged
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Kuwait- Travel ban on human rights defender Rana Al-Saadoun
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is deeply concerned following the travel ban that has been imposed on human rights defender Rana Al-Saadoun. She is a member of
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Yemen – Targeting of human rights defenders and journalists continues
On 29 November 2013, armed men attempted to assassinate journalist and human rights defender Abdullah bin Amer on 24th Street next to the home of Yemen's President in
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Urgent appeal for the release of prisoners of conscience and all detainees in Syria
The undersigned organizations express their utmost concerns as for the fate of tens of thousands of detainees in Syria and urge all parties to guarantee in all
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Bahrain judicial system continues to hammer human rights defenders with prison orders
The Gulf Center for Human Rights and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights express concern over the growing threats against human rights defenders and the continued
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Yemen- Daughter of prominent journalist and human rights defender Abdulkarim Al-Khaiwani injured in a suspicious run over accident
On 19 November 2013, Ala'a Al- Khaiwani, the daughter of journalist and human rights defender, Abdulkarim Al- Khaiwani, was subjected to a suspicious run over accident
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Bahrain- End unfair imprisonment of leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, eligible for early release
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Front Line Defenders, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and
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Syria- Human rights organizations call on Syrian government to implement the UN Resolution
The Syrian government should immediately release human rights defenders, Mazen Darwish, Hussein Ghareer and Hani Al-Zitani, members of the Syrian Centre for Media and
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BAHRAIN- Lawyer mandated by international human rights NGOs denied entry to Bahrain to observe the trial of human rights defender Naji Fateel
While the appeals trial of human right defender Naji Fateel is due to start on November 18, 2013, a group of human rights NGOs regrets the lack of cooperation by
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