Bahrain- Authorities crackdown – blocking peaceful protests and targeting human rights defenders
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern at the aggressive crackdown against human rights defenders in recent weeks. On 14 August 2013, the
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Bahrain- Acting President of BCHR and Co-Director of GCHR Banned from Boarding British Airways Flight to Bahrain
This morning the Acting President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and Co-Director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) Maryam Al-Khawaja, was
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Saudi Arabia- Authorities should release all detained human rights defenders and activists
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that on 6 August 2013, detained human rights defender Mohammed Saleh Al-Bajadi was released from Al-
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Maryam Al-Khawaja to Visit Bahrain on Friday
The Acting President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights; and Co-Director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights, Maryam Al-Khawaja, has decided to travel to
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Oman- Arbitrary arrest of human rights defender and blogger Sultan Al-Sa’adi
On July 29 the Omani Intelligence (Internal Security) arrested human rights defender and blogger Sultan Al-Sa’adi immediately following the pardon issued by Sultan
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Bahrain- No justice for human rights defenders
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express their grave concern over the lack of justice in Bahrain. Bahraini citizens,
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Saudi Arabia- Authorities prevent journalist and human rights defender Iman Al-Qahtani from traveling
On 19 July 2013, Saudi authorities stopped journalist and human rights defender Iman Al-Qahtani at the Dammam airport and prevented her from travelling to
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Oman- Prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad summoned to appear before the public prosecutor’s office
On 18 July 2013, prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad was summoned to appear before the public prosecutor's office in Muscat, on 21 July 2013 on alleged
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Oman- Arbitrary arrest of prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad
Update: He has been released on 04 July 2013 and is awaiting a trial. No further action is needed at present. On the morning of 03 July 2013, prominent human
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