Bahrain’s allies must take action to free human rights defenders
28 October 2014 - The undersigned 40 organisations call on the international community to publicly condemn the ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders, who face
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Free Activists Facing Free-Speech Charges
(Beirut) – Bahrain authorities should drop all criminal charges against two prominent human rights activists, and immediately release them, Human Rights Watch and
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Another case brought against jailed human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received information that yet another charge, in relation to publicly insulting the King has been brought against human
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Zainab Al-Khawaja arrested
Zainab Al-Khawaja was arrested today, 14 October 2014, during a court hearing where she was scheduled to face charges related to tearing a photograph of the King.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Continues to Face Judicial Harassment
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express their strong concern for the continued judicial harassment against
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Free Nabeel Rajab Immediately and Unconditionally
The undersigned more than 100 organisations call for the immediate, unconditional release of detained human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, arrested on 1 October 2014 in
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Free Renowned Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab and Stop the Pattern of Arrests
We, the staff and Advisory Board members of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), call for the immediate release of our colleague Nabeel Rajab, GCHR Director, who has
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Testimony and Trial of Human Rights Defender and Co-Director of GCHR Maryam Al-Khawaja
On 1 October 2014, human rights defender and Co-Director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) Maryam Al-Khawaja will appear before the High Criminal Court on
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Prominent human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja ends his hunger strike
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has decided that tomorrow 23 September 2014 will be
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