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Bahrain- Authorities crackdown – blocking peaceful protests and targeting human rights defenders

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  • Bahrain
  • 16/08/2013

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

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  • Bahrain
  • 9/08/2013

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

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 7/08/2013

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

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  • 5/08/2013

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

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  • Oman
  • 31/07/2013

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

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  • Bahrain
  • 28/07/2013

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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Oman- Prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad summoned to appear before the public prosecutor’s office

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  • Oman
  • 20/07/2013

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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Saudi Arabia- Authorities prevent journalist and human rights defender Iman Al-Qahtani from traveling

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 20/07/2013

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- Arbitrary arrest of prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad

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  • Oman
  • 4/07/2013

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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