Rights groups launch campaign to free all prisoners of conscience, including many held past end of sentences
This year is a pivotal year to help free prisoners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), particularly those held past the end of their sentences, as the UAE’s human
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Four journalists facing death penalty, among other continued violations against due process & freedom of expression
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) protests the ongoing imprisonment of four journalists and a woman human rights defender in addition to an innocent citizen, who
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Prison sentences handed down to some of the 38 women journalists arrested since protests began in September 2022
Update: Journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi were sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison in Iran respectively on several charges. Hamedi received seven
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Morocco, “The Kingdom of Terror”
The “tactical weapons” used by the Moroccan deep state to stifle dissent
Three stories, three paths and three intersecting fates, all similar with one ending; this is the story of three of the most prominent journalists in Morocco in the
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Rights groups reiterate their call on Moroccan authorities to end the persecution of Taoufik Bouachrine, and other critical journalists
The undersigned rights groups reiterate their call on Moroccan authorities to immediately end the persecution and detention of prominent independent newspaper
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Manchester United at risk of being controlled by an oppressive government
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep concern about reports that some of the institutions close to the Qatari government have made an offer to
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Syria/Turkey: Message of solidarity with victims of the devastating earthquake
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) shares its grief and sorrow with the families of all the victims of the recent earthquake that occurred in Syria and Turkey, and
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Gross human rights violations committed at the Central Prison in Sana’a
The Central Prison in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, is the site of gross violations of the civil and human rights of its inmates, including women prisoners who require
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GCHR’s 26th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
This report, issued by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), documents the human rights situation in Iraq during the past two months, including mass protests against
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