In a mockery of justice, human rights defender Salma Al-Shehab sentenced to 34 years in prison
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns the inhuman and unfair sentence of 34 years in prison against human rights defender Salma Al-Shehab for her online
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Businessman and environmental activist arrested
Update: Oman: Reliable sources confirmed that Dr. Ahmed Issa Qatan has been released on 16 August 2022. 2022-08-11 Two men were arrested for their online activities
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Online activists at risk of hacking, imprisonment and death
Areej Al-Sadhan, the sister of Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, a Red Cross worker who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Saudi Arabia for having an anonymous satirical
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GCHR’s 24th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)’s 24th periodic report on human rights violations in Iraq documents a range of demonstrations and counter-demonstrations taking
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Freedom for Jordanian activist Sumaya Abu Nabaa
On 31 July 2022, the North Amman Court has decided to extend the detention of woman human rights defender Sumaya Abu Nabaa for an additional week in Juwaida prison in
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Free actress and model Intisar Al-Hammadi
Reliable local reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that the actress and model, Intisar Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, is facing ill-treatment
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Endless Femicides Lead to Transnational Protests & Strike
The influx of femicides in June 2022, committed mostly by women’s partners, sparked public outrage throughout the region by feminist groups. The murders of
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Three of the founding members of the National Campaign for Travel-Banned Citizens were subjected to enforced disappearance
Local reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that three founding members of the “National Campaign for Travel-Banned Citizens”
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GCHR announces its full solidarity with writer, blogger and prominent activist Anwar Al-Rasheed
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) declares its full solidarity with writer, blogger and prominent activist Anwar Al-Rasheed, who is being targeted in Kuwait due to
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