Four journalists appeal death sentence
On 22 April 2020, four journalists filed an appeal after being sentenced to death in Yemen on charges of spying and spreading false news. Six other journalists in the
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The Gulf Centre for Human Rights mourns the death of prominent human rights defender Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid
With great sadness and sorrow, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) received the news of the death of prominent Saudi human rights defender Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid, at
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Journalist Mohammed Ali Al-Maqri must be released
According to reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), journalist Mohammed Ali Al-Maqri is suffering from deteriorating physical
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GCHR calls for human rights defender Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid, who is in a coma, to be freed
According to local reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), prominent human rights defender Dr. Abdullah Al-Hamid, 71 years old, was transferred from
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Four journalists sentenced to death
On 11 April 2020, a court in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, which is controlled by Houthi authorities, sentenced four journalists to death for spying, among ten
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Fourth periodic report on violations during the ongoing popular demonstrations
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Iraq resulted in a large number of protesters staying in their homes, although a few dozen decided to remain present in the sit-in squares in
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Impact of COVID-19 containment measures on human rights and civil liberties in the MENA region
Many of these unfair actions violate international law This post was written by Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human
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Gulf governments must unblock all VoIP technologies
In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic outbreak, we, the undersigned organisations, urge the governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Oman to
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Free imprisoned rights defenders and activists; extend releases to those at special risk of COVID-19
Amid the global threat posed by COVID-19, Bahraini authorities should release human rights defenders, opposition activists, journalists and all others imprisoned solely
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