Authorities ban books of Omani writer Dr. Mohammed Al-Fazari
Confiscating and banning the novel “Uncertainty” in Jordan The authorities in Jordan continue to pursue their repressive policy, which is an extension of a
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GCHR mourns death of feminist activist Heba Suhaib Haj Arif, who was hanged in her home
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep sorrow over the killing of women’s rights activist Heba Suhaib Haj Arif in Syria, and sends its
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Solidarity statement with Maryam Al-Khawaja’s campaign to free her father in Bahrain and call for Gaza ceasefire
On 19 February 2024, Bahraini-Danish human rights campaigner Maryam Al-Khawaja announced publicly in a video that she has Hodgkin's lymphoma, stage 3 blood cancer, and
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Authorities continue to target Qatari human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki
Authorities in Qatar continue to target prominent human rights defender Abdullah Al-Maliki at all levels, as part of their efforts to force him to return to the country
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Authorities continue to violate the rights to freedom of expression and assembly
Parties to the conflict in Yemen continue to commit serious violations that undermine the civil and human rights of all citizens, including journalists, human rights
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Free all those on trial in UAE84 case and drop charges
The Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch urgently appeal to United Nations
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Bedoon community rights defender Mohammed Al-Barghash sentenced to 3 years in prison
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the three-year prison sentence issued against the prominent defender of the rights of the Bedoon
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Blogger Salman Al-Khalidi sentenced to additional three years in prison in new case
Once again, the State Security Criminal Court in Kuwait issued a three-year prison sentence in a new case against blogger Salman Al-Khalidi as part of the ongoing
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Woman human rights defender Fatima Saleh Al-Arwali does not face imminent execution
Informed sources in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, confirmed to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) that the implementation of the death sentence against human
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