The authorities decide to block the Clubhouse app
On 14 March 2021, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Oman decided to ban the voice chat application Clubhouse, claiming that it had not been licensed by the
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30 prisoners of conscience on hunger strike to protest ill-treatment
Update: Saudi Arabia: GCHR welcome news that 30 Saudi prisoners of conscience, including human rights defenders Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Fawzan Al-Harbi and Issa
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Two environmental activists await trial after a third activist acquitted
On 03 March 2021, the First Instance Court in Salalah, the capital city of Dhofar Governorate, held a session during which it decided to release the environmental
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Popular poet Jaseb Hattab Al-Heliji, father of kidnapped human rights lawyer, assassinated
The whole of Iraq was distressed after the news spread of the assassination of popular poet Jaseb Hattab Al-Heliji, father of kidnapped human rights lawyer Ali
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GCHR’s 12th periodic report on human rights violations during popular protests
This is the 12th periodic report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on human rights violations during popular demonstrations in Iraq. The report sheds light on
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Between hope and despair, GCHR marks International Women’s Day!
On 08 March, International Women’s Day, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) celebrates the strength and the fierceness of women human rights defenders (WHRDs)
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Journalists and rights defenders restricted from speaking or travelling following release from prison
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) condemns the practise in Saudi Arabia of banning human rights defenders and journalists from expressing their opinions publicly
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Two activists detained by security authorities while a third activist referred to court
Reliable local reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Omani Association for Human Rights (OAHR) confirmed that, on 28 February 2021, the
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Four journalists no longer face death penalty after being transferred for prisoner exchange
On 28 February 2021, the Specialised Criminal Appeals Court in the capital Sana’a held its first session to hear the appeal case of
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