Authorities must release Yemeni Writer Marwan Al-Muraisy
ALQST for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, English PEN, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Index on Censorship, PEN International, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
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Human rights lawyer Yasser Al-Saleem arrested
In the early hours of the morning on 22 September 2018, an armed group stormed the home of human rights lawyer Yasser Al-Saleem in Kafr Nabl, located in Idlib governate
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No information about civil society activist and independent journalist Marwan Al-Hamid more than two weeks after his arrest
Although more than two weeks have passed since the arrest of civil society activist and independent journalist Marwan Al-Hamid, there is no accurate information about
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Continuing arrests of Basra protesters and four more demonstrators reported killed
24-09-2018 Update: Reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirmed that on 18 September 2018, 13 detained protesters were released including
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Human rights defender Reza Khandan arrested and Nasrin Sotoudeh remains on hunger strike
According to reports received from Iran by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), human rights defender Reza Khandan, husband of detained prominent human rights lawyer
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Time’s running out for civil society in the Middle East, says GCHR report on closure of civic space
A report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) prepared for the UN Human Rights Council’s 39th session says, “The emerging constraint on activism and
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Violations persist in Bahrain as human rights defenders and journalists remain behind bars, under threat, or in exile, says GCHR report
The current situation in Bahrain is dire, causing great concern to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), and partners, as well as United Nations experts; yet there is
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MASSIVE VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY CONTINUE IN BASRA
Protests that began in July have continued into September in Basra governorate, where security forces used tear gas and live bullets to disperse protesters. The Iraqi
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Jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh goes on hunger strike
Well-known human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh went on hunger strike on 25 August 2018 to protest poor treatment of family and friends since her arrest in June,
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