Human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace remains on hunger strike after six weeks
As of 19 August 2021, imprisoned human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, an academic and blogger, has been on hunger strike for six weeks. He began a
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Authorities continue to violate civil and human rights of the Bedoon community
The Bedoon community in Kuwait continue to be denied even their basic rights, according to research by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR). There have been sizable
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GCHR’s 17th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq
Introduction This is the seventeenth report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) which covers the reality of human rights violations in Iraq. The report
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Prominent human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani on new hunger strike to protest ill-treatment in prison
Update: Saudi Arabia: On 15 August 2021, Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani began a new hunger strike due to the failure of prison authorities to implement his previous
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One year after the Teachers’ Syndicate closure, ongoing violations of freedom of association
Nearly a year after the Jordanian Teachers' Syndicate (JTS) was suspended and its headquarters closed for two years, there is still a lot of abuse in the case of the
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Authorities must respect the rights of citizens to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its concern about the repressive policies pursued by the authorities in Qatar against citizens who participate in
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Ongoing violations of freedom of expression on and off the Internet and restrictions of diverse opinions
Since Mohammed bin Salman was appointed crown prince of Saudi Arabia in June 2017, a new era of massive violations of the civil and human rights of human rights
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Assassination of Prominent Academic and Internet Activist Dr. Mohammed Ali Naim
On the night of 04 August 2021, unidentified gunmen assassinated the architect Dr. Mohammed Ali Naim, an academic at Sana'a University and an online activist. He was
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Bedoon rights activist Mohammed Al-Barghash faces on-going targeting
Mohammed Al-Barghash, a human rights activist in Kuwait who advocates for the rights of the Bedoon community peacefully and diligently, was summoned for investigation
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