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Joint letter to Biden Administration on urgent concern for life of imprisoned rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

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  • Bahrain
  • 16/08/2023

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

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  • Yemen
  • 16/08/2023

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

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  • UAE
  • 15/08/2023

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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Authorities continue their gross violations of human rights

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  • Jordan
  • 14/08/2023

The authorities in Jordan continue their systematic policies of targeting human rights defenders and restricting the freedom of journalists and other activists who

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Bedoon rights activist Fadel Farhan (Abu Turki) detained

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  • Kuwait
  • 11/08/2023

Fadel Farhan Saket (Abu Turki), a human rights activist who defends the rights of the Bedoon community on a regular basis, has been summoned for investigation regarding

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Authorities continue to target women activists

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 7/08/2023

The Saudi authorities continue to target women activists systematically as part of their ongoing policies, which they have pursued increasingly over the past years.

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The dreams of prominent human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul in a children’s book

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 31/07/2023

This interview is being published on your birthday. Happy birthday Loujain! Prominent human rights defender, Loujain Al-Hathloul's tireless work in advocating human

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Woman human rights defender Hiba Al-Hajji and her team face a fierce defamation campaign

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  • Syria
  • 27/07/2023

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) declares its full solidarity with woman human rights defender Hiba Ezzideen Al-Hajji and the staff of the Equity &

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Passing the Buck and Escaping Punishment in Attacks on Journalists in Palestine: The Case of Najla Zeitoun

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  • MENA
  • 27/07/2023

This article was originally published on Achieve 24 FM Palestine in Arabic. By Hala Al-Zuhairi “If you want me to repeat my statement expecting

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