Journalist Sabri Bin Makhashin remains in prison more than a month after criticising Governor
Update: Yemen: On 28 January 2019, Sabri Salmeen bin Makhashin was released from the Military Intelligence Service's prison in the province of Hadhramaut. New reports
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Joint gathering held in front of Irish Parliament in solidarity with detained human rights defenders
On 24 January 2019, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) in co-operation with human rights partners, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB),
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GCHR Platform calls for freedom for detained human rights defenders in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
At a public event organised by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) in Beirut on 19 January 2019 participants called for dozens of women and men human rights
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Freedom of opinion and expression at risk under new Cybercrime Law which imposes penalties of life imprisonment
In its session on 12 January 2019, the Iraqi parliament completed its first reading of the draft Cybercrime Law, which includes punishment amounting to life imprisonment
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Trial of woman human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham postponed, as concern for her well-being mounts
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reports that the trial of woman human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham did not take place as expected on
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Photojournalist killed in unknown circumstances
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) mourns the loss of an Iraqi photojournalist who was murdered. On the night of 09 January 2019, Samer Ali Hussain, a
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Health of Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith failing following prolonged hunger strike
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned about the health of imprisoned human rights defender Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith, a prominent academic and economist, who
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Journalist and writer Aisha Al-Rasheed detained under Cyber Crimes Law
Update: Kuwait: On 06 January 2019, the Public Prosecutor's Office ordered the release of writer and journalist Aisha Al-Rasheed on bail after she was detained on 02
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Human rights defender Reza Khandan released, while Nasrin Sotoudeh and Farhad Meysami remain in prison after ending hunger strikes
Human rights defender Reza Khandan, the husband of imprisoned human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, was released from prison in Iran on 23 December 2018, his lawyer
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