Authors and Nobel laureates call on UAE to free human rights defenders and give them books, during Hay Festival Abu Dhabi
Over 60 civil society organisations, writers, personalities and Nobel laureates have appealed to the authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to free detained human
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Government must stop confiscating books and arresting online activists
The Muscat International Book Fair, being held from 22 February to 02 March 2020, has prohibited and confiscated over 20 books written by well-known authors –
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Freedom of expression must be upheld at all times, not only tolerated during Hay Festival Abu Dhabi
Open Letter from Over 60 NGOs and Individuals to the UAE authorities As the Hay Festival Abu Dhabi opens on 25-28 February 2020 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we
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Human rights lawyer Hani Hussain imprisoned
According to reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the authorities in Kuwait have arrested human rights lawyer Hani Hussain and
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Second periodic report on violations during the ongoing popular demonstrations
Popular protests continue in central and southern cities of Iraq with the broad participation of various sectors of the population, including students and women, despite
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Imprisoned human rights defenders end hunger strikes
Reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that human rights defenders Walid Abu Al-Khair and Khaled Al-Omair have ended their hunger
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Yemeni journalist Hamza Al-Hammadi arrested and at risk of deportation
On 08 February 2020, security personnel from the General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Kuwait arrested Hamza Al-Hammadi, a human
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First periodic report on violations during ongoing popular demonstrations
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) strongly condemns the Iraqi government’s flagrant failure to fulfill its constitutional obligations to protect the right to
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Criminal Court issues rulings against human rights defenders from the Bedoon community
On 28 January 2020, the Fourth Circuit Criminal Court issued rulings against 16 Bedoon human rights defenders, describing them as "illegal residents", and sentenced two
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