Syria- Human rights defender Mazen Darwish at risk of facing a secret military tribunal
Beirut, 06 August 2012- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that prominent human rights defender Mazen Darwish is at risk of being brought
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Calls for the immediate release of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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