Authorities continue to persecute imprisoned human rights defenders and other activists
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
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
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
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
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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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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