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Calls for the immediate release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab

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  • Bahrain
  • 4/08/2012

Beirut, 04 August 2012- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), call on the authorities in Bahrain to immediately release

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Arrest and Ill-treatment of Human Rights Defender Zainab Al-Khawaja

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  • Bahrain
  • 3/08/2012

  Beirut, 03 August 2012- Human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was yet again arrested last night when she was protesting alone in Al Qadam roundabout. Zainab

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Syria-Fears for life of human rights activist Fatima Saad following her torture in detention

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  • Syria
  • 1/08/2012

Beirut, 01 August 2012- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that the life of detained human rights activists Fatima Saad is in danger after

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Human rights defender Dr Ahmed Yousef Al-Zaabi sentenced to twelve months in prison

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  • UAE
  • 24/07/2012

Beirut, 24 July 2012- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that human rights defender Dr. Ahmed Yousef Al-Zaabi was sentenced to twelve

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Oman- Human rights defenders sentenced to prison as crackdown continues

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  • Oman
  • 18/07/2012

Beirut, 18 July 2012- Further to an appeal dated 29 June 2012, regarding the trial of human rights defenders in Oman (https://www.gc4hr.org/news/view/185) the Gulf

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Syria- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls for the immediate release of Bassel Khartabil

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  • Syria
  • 16/07/2012

Beirut, 16 July 2012-- On 15 March 2012, information technology expert Bassel Khartabil was detained in a wave of arrests in the Mazzeh district of Damascus. He remains

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Open Letter to President of the UAE regarding Human rights defender Ahmed Abdulkhaleq Ahmed who faces exile

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  • UAE
  • 14/07/2012

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of the United Arab Emirates Dear Sheikh Al-Nahyan, The Gulf Centre for Human Rights

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Oman- Four human rights defenders handed down prison sentences following peaceful protest

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  • Oman
  • 10/07/2012

Beirut, 10 July 2012-- Further to a previous appeal issued on 29 June 2012 (https://www.gc4hr.org/news/view/185), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received

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Leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab imprisoned for three months over twitter

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  • Bahrain
  • 9/07/2012

The Gulf Center for human Rights (GCHR) and Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express their concerns regarding the continued campaign of judicial harassment, arrest

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