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Arrest of Human Rights Defender Zainab Al-Khawaja

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  • Bahrain
  • 14/02/2012

Beirut, 14 February, 2012 --- A Bahraini Blogger and activist, Zainab Al-Khawaja (@angryarabia)  -28 years old- was arrested on February 12, 2012, while marching

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Arrest and detention of Bedoon human rights defenders

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  • Kuwait
  • 13/02/2012

Beirut, 13 February 2012 – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received confirmed information regarding the arrest and detention of human rights defenders who

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Freedom or Death

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  • Bahrain
  • 9/02/2012

Beirut, 09 February 2012 --- Courageous defender of human rights and the main founder of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, announced  from jaw

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The Saudi government continues to target Human Rights Lawyer Waleed Abu Alkhair

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 4/02/2012

Beirut, 4 February,  2012 – Human rights defender and lawyer Waleed Abu Alkhair is facing criminal charges and has been subjected to a media smear campaign as a

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Activists file complaint against Government’s decision to reject their application to register a non-governmental foundation

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 29/01/2012

Beirut, 29 January, 2012 – The founders of Adala (Justice) Centre for Human Rights have filed a complaint with the Minister of Social Affairs following the rejection

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The continued harassment, intimidation, and persecution of the Medics by the government

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  • Bahrain
  • 29/01/2012

Beirut, 29 January, 2012 – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights and Bahrain Centre for Human Rights would like to express in the strongest possible terms their profound

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Vicious Attack on Human Rights defender Nabeel Rajab

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  • Bahrain
  • 6/01/2012

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights, the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies hold the authorities in Bahrain full responsibility

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