Detained human rights defender Naji Fateel on hunger strike following reports of torture
On 12 November 2018, authorities at Jaw prison in Bahrain put imprisoned human rights defender Naji Fateel in solitary confinement immediately after he leaked an audio
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Naji Fateel calls for the ill-treatment and torture to be stopped in prison
Imprisoned human rights defender Naji Fateel has appealed to human rights organisations to intervene urgently in order to provide him with appropriate treatment and stop
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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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Violations persist in Bahrain as human rights defenders and journalists remain behind bars, under threat, or in exile
Download I. Introduction The current situation in Bahrain is dire, causing great concern to the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and partners, as well as
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127 Rights groups call for immediate release of Nabeel Rajab after UN group calls his detention arbitrary and discriminatory
Paris-Geneva-Manama, 29 August 2018 – For the second time since 2013, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has issued an Opinion
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Mapping Cybercrime Laws and Violations of Digital Rights in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
Executive Summary: During the week before the arrest and detention of the prominent human rights defender, Ahmed Mansoor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Nabeel Rajab’s five-year sentence upheld for tweeting about the war in Yemen and torture in Jaw Prison
On 05 June 2018, the Bahrain’s High Court of Appeal upheld a five-year sentence against Nabeel Rajab, founding director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR),
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Photographer Sayed Baqer Al-Kamel and online blogger Sayed Ali Al-Durazi sentenced to prison, while Nabeel Rajab awaits appeal verdict
In May, journalists, media workers and human rights defenders continued to suffer in Bahrain, and human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, founding director of the Gulf
Read ReportBahrain: As appeal case continues, trial observation mission found Nabeel Rajab’s five-year prison sentence followed unfair trial proceedings
Download International Trial Observation Mission Report - 21 February 2018 (Publication date: 08 May 2018) I. INTRODUCTION On 21 February 2018, prominent
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