MENA Surveillance Coalition demands an end to the sale of surveillance technology to the region’s autocratic governments
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call for an immediate halt to the use, sale and transfer of surveillance technology to autocratic oppressive governments
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GCHR mourns the loss of prominent human rights defender Fatima Al-Bahadli’s son Ali, murdered in Basra
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its deep sorrow about the murder of Ali Karim, the 26-year-old son of prominent human rights defender Fatima
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Journalist Fahd Yahya Al-Arhabi arrested for his work
On 12 July 2021, an armed group affiliated with the Houthi group arrested journalist Fahd Yahya Al-Arhabi in Amran Governorate, some 50 kilometers north of the
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Prominent Jailed Activist Ahmed Mansoor in Danger
Ahmed Mansoor’s Leaked Letter Details Mistreatment in Prison (Beirut, July 19, 2021) - A prominent Emirati human rights defender may face retaliation after a private
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GCHR’s 16th Periodic Report on Human Rights Violations in Iraq during the Popular Protests
This is the sixteenth periodic report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights on human rights (GCHR) violations in Iraq. The report highlights the killings of demonstrators
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Poet Jamal Al-Sayer remains detained amid ongoing violations of prisoners’ rights in Central Prison as well as migrant workers’ rights
Update: Kuwait: On 13 July 2021, the Criminal Court ordered the release of poet Jamal Al-Sayer without bail. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about
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Five participants in peaceful protests in May released, in addition to popular broadcaster
The Omani authorities have recently released five peaceful protesters after detaining them for several weeks. All of them were charged with participating in a gathering
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Poet Jamal Al-Sayer is subjected to arbitrary arrest
On 05 July 2021, late at night, members of the State Security Apparatus arrested the poet Jamal Al-Sayer after they raided his house, by order of the Public Prosecution,
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Rights defender Alaa Mohammed Al-Siddiq remembered at a condolences and memorial session
On 02 July 2021, a condolences and memorial session was held in memory of courageous woman human rights defender Alaa Mohammed Al-Siddiq from the United Arab Emirates
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