Journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi released
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received reliable reports confirming that well-known writer and journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi has been released from
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We stand in solidarity with imprisoned women human rights defenders during the 16 Days of Activism
In honour of International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, marked every year on 29 November 2024, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) would like to highlight the
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Marking a year of oppression, fresh calls to scrap Cybercrime Law
This week marks one year since Jordan’s new draconian Cybercrime Law entered into force. This law has proven to be a tool for state repression, stifling dissent and
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Freedom for journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi
On 02 July 2024, Jordanian security forces arrested well-known writer and journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi while he was with his wife and children on his way to his
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Authorities continue their repressive policies
While popular protests continue to take place denouncing the war on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, reliable local sources have confirmed that the Jordanian
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Abdullah Mohammed Jbara
Abdullah Mohammed Jbara, a Jordanian expatriate, participated on 20 June 2021 in a peaceful sit-in at Al-Erada Square in Kuwait, organised by Kuwaiti citizens to oppose
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Ali Qandil Sarsour is a Jordanian Internet activist who has used social media to express his views on public affairs, including issues related to education and
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Mohammed Seriwa is a Jordanian teacher and civil society activist who has faced repeated judicial harassment due to his online expression in support of teachers’
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Taghreed Risheq
Taghreed Risheq is a Jordanian journalist who has been directly affected by the restrictive environment for freedom of expression in Jordan. In March 2022, she was
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