Tribute to Artur Ligęska, Former Prisoner in UAE
Artur Ligęska, a 40-year-old Polish citizen who has spoken out widely about torture and ill-treatment in Emirati prisons, was found dead in his apartment in
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Human rights defender Hadeel Buqrais faces trial
Update: Kuwait: On 18 May 2021, the Public Prosecution decided to dismiss the misdemeanor charges of defamation, publishing what would harm people's dignity online, and
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Feminist activists and WHRDs remain in limbo between misogynist state and international community inaction
The human rights situation in Iran has increasingly become a concern to all human rights organisations and communities around the world, particularly the violations of
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Freedom of assembly and expression violated during recent popular protests
Update: Oman: On 02 June 2021, human rights defender Ibrahim Al-Balushi was released from prison in Oman. Reports confirmed that there are still about six
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Entisar Al-Hammadi and her colleague continue to be held illegally; while four journalists await release
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that a court in Yemen has confirmed that four journalists who had been sentenced to death will be released, and
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NGOs call for Naji Fateel and other human rights defenders to be freed
On 21 May 2021, a group of NGOs called for the release of Naji Fateel and other human rights defenders who have been imprisoned in Bahrain for their peaceful human
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Joint statement: IRAQ and IRAQI KURDISTAN: Systematic targeting of human rights defenders
Paris-Geneva-Baghdad-Beirut-Erbil, May 26, 2021 – In the framework of the ongoing demonstrations against corruption, unemployment, and for political reform in
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Security forces suppress popular protests demanding job opportunities for unemployed youth
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Omani Association for Human Rights (OAHR) call on the authorities to respect freedom of expression and assembly after
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Authorities continue systematic crackdown on human rights defenders and activists at home and abroad
Numerous Saudi Arabian activists in the country and abroad have faced persecution for their human rights activities, in violation of their right to freedom of
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