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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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- 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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Unfair Trial, Unjust Sentences / 68 defendants sentenced to multi-year sentences, including two prominent human rights lawyers
The convictions of 69 defendants in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) mass trial of 94 government critics on July 2, 2013, were based on a fundamentally unfair
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Bahrain- Court of Cassation rejects appeal of imprisoned unionist
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain center for Human rights (BCHR) call for the immediate release of human rights defenders and
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UAE DENIES INTERNATIONAL LEGAL OBSERVER ACCESS TO VERDICT IN SHOW TRIAL OF UAE94
FIDH (the International Federation for Human Rights), the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Arabic
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Bahrain- EU should call for the release of human rights defenders and peaceful protest leaders in Bahrain in the context of EU-GCC ministerial meeting in Manama
JOINT STATEMENT Brussels, 26 June 2013- A year ago, on 25 June 2012, the EU adopted its Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy, in which it pledged to
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Syria- The arrest and release of human rights lawyer Faiq Hweigah
On the evening of 24 June 2013, human rights lawyer Faiq Hweigah, was arrested by Syrian authorities. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received information
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Bahrain- Court of Appeal upheld the acquittal of policewoman on charges of torturing and mistreating journalist Nazeeha Saeed
On 23 June 2013, a Court of Appeal in Manama upheld the acquittal of policewoman Sarah Al-Moosa’s on charges of torturing and mistreating journalist Nazeeha Saeed,
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