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GCHR calls on the government to respect independence of lawyers

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  • Qatar
  • 26/01/2021

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

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  • Yemen
  • 25/01/2021

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

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 25/01/2021

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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A human rights defender threatened and another released

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  • Saudi Arabia
  • 24/01/2021

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned that government-backed twitter accounts in Saudi Arabia are being used to threaten human rights defenders and

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Open letter to Danish Prime Minister to take immediate action to free Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja

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  • Bahrain
  • 22/01/2021

Dear Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, We the undersigned, more than 100 organisations from around the world, are appealing for your assistance to secure the release of

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Serious human rights violations reported in Saraf prison in Sana’a

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  • Yemen
  • 18/01/2021

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reports about serious human rights violations amidst poor conditions in prisons in Yemen including Saraf

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Journalist Bahaa Al-Halabi survives assassination attempt

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  • Syria
  • 12/01/2021

On 07 January 2021, Syria TV issued a statement reporting that journalist Bahaa Al-Halabi, correspondent for Syria TV in Al-Bab, survived an assassination

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A report on the popular protests and related human rights violations in Iraqi Kurdistan

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  • Iraqi Kurdistan
  • 11/01/2021

Introduction Since mid-August 2020, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has witnessed a widespread mass and popular protest campaign, organised by a group of civil society

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Photojournalist and civil society activist targeted after publishing photos of their marriage

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  • Yemen
  • 8/01/2021

A photojournalist and civil society activist in Yemen have been subjected to a campaign of hatred by a preacher and his followers after they posted on social media

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