How Europe is arming murderous Middle East regimes
A new report highlights how the European Defence Fund subsidizes companies acting in total violation of the EU’s Common Position on arms exports, and without any
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GCHR marks World Press Freedom Day at sombre event in Lebanon
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) marked World Press Freedom Day at a small closed event in Lebanon with prominent human rights defenders and lawyers from the
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Former National Assembly candidate Mesaed Al-Quraifa must be freed
Authorities in Kuwait continue to detain former National Assembly candidate Mesaed Al-Quraifa in flagrant violation of his right to freedom of expression. On 23
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Writer Mohammed Ali Bakhit (Abu Ali Al-Barami) released
Reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that writer and online activist Mohammed Ali Bakhit (Abu Ali Al-Barami) has
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NGOs call for access to Saudi detainees, as Manahel Al-Otaibi faces further abuse
We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are extremely concerned by developments threatening the safety and wellbeing of detained feminist and fitness
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Ongoing targeting by all parties to the conflict of journalist Louay Al-Azazi
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) documented the repeated and continuous targeting of journalist Louay Al-Azazi by all parties to the conflict in Yemen due to his
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GCHR welcomes release of human rights defender Naji Fateel
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the surprise release of human rights defender Naji Fateel from prison in Bahrain, among over 1,500 people pardoned and
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Arbitrary decree withdraws Kuwaiti citizenship from blogger Salman Al-Khalidi
The Kuwaiti government continues to directly target exiled blogger Salman Al-Khalidi, using all means at its disposal, and recently decided to arbitrarily revoke his
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Serious human rights violations continue
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented many human rights violations in Yemen in the past several months, including the arbitrary arrest of an actor and
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