Website blocked of the book “I’m Bedoon”
The authorities in Kuwait continue to confiscate the civil and human rights of the Bedoon community in the country, including freedom of opinion and expression. The
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Twitter account of human rights lawyer Abeer Al-Haddad hacked after she sued the head of the Central Apparatus for Illegal Residents’ Affairs
On 05 October 2018, the twitter account of human rights lawyer Abeer Al-Haddad was hacked in Kuwait, four days after she sued the head of the Central Apparatus for
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Human rights lawyer Abeer Al-Haddad faces threats due to her ongoing defense of Bedoon rights
According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), human rights lawyer Abeer Al-Haddad has received a large number of threats due to a recent
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Court of Cassation refused to declare the verdict for human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim and 33 others accused of storming of the National Assembly
On 08 July 2018, the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation issued its judgement in the case involving the storming of the National Assembly in 2011, which included prison sentences
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights expresses solidarity after Al-Huriah Society closed and Anwar Dashti arrested
On 28 June 2018, the Kuwait Al-Huriah (Freedom) Society was suddenly dissolved without justification, and one of its members was imprisoned the following week. The
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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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Court of Cassation postpones verdict for human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim and others accused of storming Parliament
On 06 May 2018, the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation again postponed the case of human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jassim and dozens of others who were sentenced to prison
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Court of Cassation releases human rights defender Sulaiman bin Jassim among dozens of prisoners
On 18 February 2018, the Kuwaiti Court of Cassation ordered the release of human rights defender Sulaiman bin Jassim and dozens of others who were sentenced to prison
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Court of Cassation’s Prosecutor confirms that the verdict of the Court of Appeal in the Kuwait 67 case is improper
According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), the Court of Cassation’s Prosecutor has confirmed that the verdict of the Court of Appeal
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