Human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace remains on hunger strike after six weeks
As of 19 August 2021, imprisoned human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, an academic and blogger, has been on hunger strike for six weeks. He began a
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MENA Surveillance Coalition demands an end to the sale of surveillance technology to the region’s autocratic governments
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call for an immediate halt to the use, sale and transfer of surveillance technology to autocratic oppressive governments
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Human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace transferred to hospital in second week of hunger strike
UPDATE: Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace remains on hunger strike since July 2021 and continues to be denied proper medical treatment. He is protesting the right to have his
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Human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace on hunger strike to protest degrading treatment
On 08 July 2021, human rights defender Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace, an academic and blogger currently serving a life sentence in Bahrain for his role in
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NGOs call for Naji Fateel and other human rights defenders to be freed
On 21 May 2021, a group of NGOs called for the release of Naji Fateel and other human rights defenders who have been imprisoned in Bahrain for their peaceful human
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All prisoners of conscience must be freed, as Covid-19 spreads in prisons
While welcoming the release of some prisoners of conscience in Bahrain as Ramadan begins, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the authorities to release all
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Human rights defender Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja turns 60 on his 10th anniversary in prison
On 05 April 2021 prominent Bahraini human rights defender Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja turns 60. A few days after his birthday, 9 April, marks ten years since he was first
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GCHR highlights freedom of expression online, torture in Bahrain and Annual Report during UN HRC side events
During the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC)’s 46th session in March, the Gulf Centre and partners held several online side events discussing
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Surveillance trends within the MENA region: Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Jordan
Download Surveillance trends within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are very diverse as not all countries are equally equipped to employ the
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