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Gulf Centre for Human Rights declares its full solidarity with writer Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi

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  • Jordan
  • 28/09/2023

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) declares its full solidarity with journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi, who has been sentenced to one year in prison in violation of

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Journalists and activists among those facing serious violations of freedom of expression

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  • Yemen
  • 27/09/2023

Parties to the conflict in Yemen continue to commit grave violations that undermine the civil and human rights of all citizens, including journalists, human rights

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Free human rights lawyers Hazzaa Al-Marri and Rashid Al-Marri

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  • Qatar
  • 22/09/2023

Reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that the Court of Appeal in Qatar had, in the second half of 2022, ratified the initial

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Blogger Salman Al-Khalidi faces a new trial due to his peaceful activities

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  • Kuwait
  • 21/09/2023

Blogger Salman Al-Khalidi is facing a new trial on trumped-up charges related to his peaceful human rights activities, as part of the ongoing targeting he is being

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Authorities continue to persecute imprisoned human rights defenders and other activists

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 20/09/2023

The rise of Mohammed bin Salman to power as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia in June 2017 initiated a new era of gross violations of the civil and human rights of human

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Letter to COP28 Participating Governments re: UAE Human Rights and Climate Concerns

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  • UAE
  • 13/09/2023

13 September 2023 To the Participating Governments at the COP28 Climate Conference, We write as a global network of organizations with grave human rights concerns

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Qatar: The story of a women’s rights defender named Noof Al-Maadeed

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  • Qatar
  • 11/09/2023

Human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed during an interview with Alhurra after her escape to the UK. Screenshot from a video by Alhurra. Fair use. Al-Madeed

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Freedom for Bedoon community rights defender Mohammed Al-Barghash

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  • Kuwait
  • 6/09/2023

Mohammed Al-Barghash, a human rights activist in Kuwait who peacefully and tirelessly defends the rights of the Bedoon community, was arrested by the State Security

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Women are again at the forefront, leading human rights protests 

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  • Syria
  • 5/09/2023

On 04 September 2023, peaceful protests in Syria entered their second week, with no signs of abating. The protests in the southwestern city of Sweida are

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