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GCHR declares its full solidarity with the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights

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  • MENA
  • 5/02/2023

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) offers its full solidarity with the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LADDH) after the Algerian authorities

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Two human rights defenders released, while others forcibly disappeared and sentenced to lengthy prison terms

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 4/02/2023

Saudi authorities continue their systematic repressive policies aimed at completely eliminating the human rights movement, including keeping imprisoned human rights

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Four Internet activists on trial over YouTube videos

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  • Yemen
  • 29/01/2023

In the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, the trial opened in the case of four peaceful Internet activists, who have been charged in connection with YouTube videos, in violation of

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Authorities should restore citizenship to journalist Faraj Mezher Al-Shammari and his family

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  • Qatar
  • 25/01/2023

Despite his repeated demands, the authorities in Qatar continue to refuse to return the Qatari nationality to independent journalist Faraj Mezher Al-Shammari after they

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Call for release of two Saudi Wikipedians

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 18/01/2023

Access Now, ALQST for Human Rights, ARTICLE 19, Global Voices (GV), the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and IFEX call for the immediate release of two Saudi doctors

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Morocco should not extradite young Saudi citizen Hassan Mohammed Al-Rabie

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 16/01/2023

Information received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that the Moroccan authorities are about to deport a young Saudi citizen back to his country,

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Free Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after a year and half on hunger strike

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  • Bahrain
  • 15/01/2023

The following is a joint letter signed by two dozen NGOs including the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calling on Bahrain’s rulers to free Dr. Abduljalil

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Woman human rights defender remains arbitrarily detained; and 10 children killed by contaminated medicine

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  • Yemen
  • 10/01/2023

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls for the release of a woman human rights defender arbitrarily detained since August 2022, and for authorities to investigate

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Grave violations against women and Internet activists

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  • Oman
  • 9/01/2023

Update: Oman: On 04 January 2023, Internet activist Majid bin Abdullah Al-Ruhaili has been released by the Internal Security Service (ISS), which had kidnapped him in

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