Bahrain- Imprisoned human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja harassed while receiving medical care
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express their grave concern over the health status of imprisoned Bahraini human
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Joint Public Statement / Abducted human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouneh and her three colleagues must be released unharmed
Four Syrian activists abducted in the Damascus suburbs, apparently in relation to their human rights and humanitarian work, must be released immediately and
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Syria- Freedom for prominent human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouneh and three colleagues abducted in Douma
On the evening of 9 November 2013, an armed group raided the offices of Local Development and Small Projects Support Office ( LDSPS) and the Violations Documentation
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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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