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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High-profile death penalty cases scheduled for appeals court
Two high-profile cases are being brought to an appeals court in Yemen at the end of February. Reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
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Detention of environmental activist Dr. Ahmed Issa Qatan extended for two weeks before trial
According to reliable local reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Omani Association for Human Rights (OAHR), on 24 February 2021, the
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Internal Security Service arrests environmental activist Dr. Ahmed Issa Qatan
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Omani Association for Human Rights (OAHR) have received reports confirming that the Internal Security Service (ISS) has
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Five activists and journalists sentenced to prison in Iraqi Kurdistan
After a wave of protests erupted in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in mid-August 2020, security forces arrested dozens of community activists, journalists, teachers,
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Activists and journalists among those arrested at peaceful gathering in Mukalla
On 18 February 2021, following direct orders issued by Governor Faraj Al-Bahssni, the security forces in Hadramaut Governorate in Yemen arrested at least 17 citizens,
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Writer & woman human rights defender Nassima Al-Sadah awaits appeal trial of 5-year prison sentence
Writer and woman human rights defender Nassima Al-Sadah remains in prison in Saudi Arabia waiting for a court to hear her appeal against her prison sentence. There is no
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