Human rights defender Hadeel Buqrais faces trial
Update: Kuwait: On 18 May 2021, the Public Prosecution decided to dismiss the misdemeanor charges of defamation, publishing what would harm people's dignity online, and
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Covid-19 spreads in prisons, infecting hundreds of prisoners
Reliable reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirm that the Coronavirus (Covid-19) is spreading through the Kuwaiti prison system among
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Police and judiciary fail to protect women
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is seriously concerned over reports that an intelligence employee stalked and murdered a woman in Kuwait with impunity. GCHR also
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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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Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities reject asylum request of blogger Mesaed Al-Mesaileem
On 15 February 2020, blogger Mesaed Al-Mesaileem, received a text message from the local Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that his
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Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina should not hand over Mesaed Al-Mesaileem to Kuwaiti authorities
On 09 April 2020, Mesaed Al-Mesaileem, a noted Kuwait blogger, was arrested at his house in Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the
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Human rights defender Hadeel Buqrais summoned to the Electronic & Cyber Crime Combatting Department
On 18 November 2020, well-known human rights defender Hadeel Buqrais was summoned over the phone by the Electronic and Cyber Crime Combatting
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Online activists released, while human rights lawyer Hani Hussain remains detained
Update: Kuwait: On 09 April 2020, the Criminal Court ordered the release of human rights lawyer Hani Hussain on a bail of 5000 Kuwaiti Dinar (approx.
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The authorities must stop targeting the tweets and restrict freedom of expression
The authorities in Kuwait have targeted three bloggers for expressing their views on their personal Twitter accounts, according to reports received by the Gulf Centre
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