Marking a year of oppression, fresh calls to scrap Cybercrime Law
This week marks one year since Jordan’s new draconian Cybercrime Law entered into force. This law has proven to be a tool for state repression, stifling dissent and
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GCHR calls for accountability and transparency regarding human rights abuses
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) continues to call for accountability and transparency from Iran regarding human rights abuses, particularly of women human
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Human rights defenders continue to face reprisals
Human rights defenders in Qatar remain at risk, including those who speak up about the human rights situation including women’s and migrants’ rights, according to
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Authorities continue arbitrary citizenship revocation policy
Authorities in Kuwait continue to arbitrary revoke the citizenship of many citizens. Local sources confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that the number
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Saudi Arabia must free detainees jailed for their online expression ahead of Internet Governance Forum
Saudi Arabia must free all individuals arbitrarily detained solely for their online expression ahead of hosting the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in
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Human rights defender Anwar Al-Rasheed released after brief arrest
Reliable local sources confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that prominent human rights defender Anwar Al-Rasheed has been arrested for a tweet he
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Periodic report on gross human rights violations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented many human rights violations in Yemen during the past two months carried out by all parties to the conflict,
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End the arbitrary detention of the prominent human rights defender Issa Al-Nukhaifi
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reports of several hunger strikes undertaken by human rights defender Issa Al-Nukhaifi in the last few
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End the arbitrary detention of prominent human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) reiterates its concerns about the mistreatment of detained human rights defender Dr. Mohammed Fahad Al-Qahtani, who
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