Authorities continue to suppress freedom of expression and detain writers and journalists
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) believes that the authorities in Jordan continue to systematically target freedom of expression online and offline, and directly
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GCHR condemns continued crackdown on WHRDs as anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the recent detention of at least 22 activists, the majority of them women, in Iran. The detentions come in the
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New draft law regulating the media places restrictions on freedom of expression
On 21 August 2023, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas published the text of a new draft law to regulate media in Kuwait, which was prepared by the Ministry of Information.
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Internet activist sentenced to death for tweets
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is shocked that the Saudi authorities have sentenced an Internet activist to death for his comments on social media, in
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GCHR’s 29th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented the human rights situation in Iraq during the past five years since the start of the popular movement, including
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Four Internet activists face retrial
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Omani Association for Human Rights (OAHR) have received reliable local reports confirming that four Internet activists
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Joint letter to Biden Administration on urgent concern for life of imprisoned rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
The following is a joint letter by over a dozen NGOs expressing urgent concern for the life of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, a 62-year-old prominent Bahraini-Danish human
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Parties to the conflict in Yemen continue to commit gross human rights violations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has documented many grave violations against women activists, journalists, and other citizens in Yemen, in addition to the
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Joint Appeal: Release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28
The following is a joint appeal issued by 23 NGOs in August 2023 to the UAE authorities. UPDATE: There are now over 60 prisoners of conscience being held past the end
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