Prominent media figure and seven citizens arrested for using Facebook to express their views
Eight people including a well-known media figure remain in detention after being arrested in January in Syria for comments made on Facebook, in violation of their right
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Security forces use excessive violence to end protests in Tripoli; and publisher assassinated
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is alarmed at reports of excessive violence used by security forces against protesters in Lebanon, including those seeking
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GCHR’s eleventh periodic report on human rights violations during popular demonstrations – Part I
This is the eleventh periodic report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on human rights violations, including during popular demonstrations, in Iraq. The report
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GCHR’s eleventh periodic report on violations during the popular protests – Part II
This is the second part of the eleventh periodic report prepared by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) on the human rights situation in Iraq, which includes
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Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina should not hand over Mesaed Al-Mesaileem to Kuwaiti authorities
On 09 April 2020, Mesaed Al-Mesaileem, a noted Kuwait blogger, was arrested at his house in Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the
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Persecution of Rights Defender Ahmed Mansoor
(Beirut) – New details regarding United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities’ persecution of the high-profile human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor reveal grave
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GCHR calls on the government to respect independence of lawyers
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the Qatari authorities to respect the independence of lawyers, in order to ensure that civic space is
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Watch short films in which Yemeni Journalists speak out about their profession under the current reality in the country
Hear directly from four different journalists in Yemen featured in films produced by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) with Yemeni partners about how war and
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Human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi on hunger strike
On 16 January 2021, human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi started a hunger strike in prison in Saudi Arabia, according to reliable local reports.
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