Authorities continue to target human rights defenders supporting Bedoon rights
Authorities continue to target human rights defenders who took part in four sit-ins organised in front of the Central Apparatus for Illegal Residents’ Affairs, as
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Woman human rights defender Nassima Al-Sadah placed in solitary confinement
According to credible reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), woman human rights defender Nassima Al-Sadah was returned to solitary confinement last
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Human rights defenders Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli and Hamed Jameel summoned for cyber-crime investigation
On 10 February 2019, human rights defenders Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli and Hamed Jameel were summoned by the Electronic and Cyber Crime Combatting Department (ECCCD)
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Journalist Sabri Salmeen bin Makhashin not allowed to travel for treatment after release from prison
Journalist Sabri Salmeen bin Makhashin, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Mohrer newspaper and the online Al-Mohrer.Net, was freed after almost a month in prison. However, on 09
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Arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Awfa Al-Na’ami and her colleague Alhassan Al-Qawtari
On 28 January 2019, human rights defenders Awfa Al-Na’ami and her colleague Alhassan Al-Qawtari were summoned by the National Security (Mokabarat) Office in
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Writer and novelist Dr. Alaa Mashthob Abboud assassinated
On 02 February 2019, gunmen opened fire on the writer and novelist Dr. Alaa Mashthob Abboud and killed him instantly in front of his house in Karbala, located about 100
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Renewed demands for an international dual-use technology ban as further evidence of spyware campaign emerges
Reliable reports have uncovered a deeply concerning collaboration between hackers who have previously worked for the U.S. National Security Apparatus (NSA) and the
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Woman human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham no longer facing death penalty
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes reports that woman human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham is no longer facing the death penalty after
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Authorities continue to harass human rights defenders and impose restrictions on Internet activists
The Internal Security Service (ISS) continued its campaign against human rights as well as bloggers and Internet activists who supported the Palestinian cause in
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