Travel ban imposed on human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal
On 25 March 2015, the General Administration of investigations imposed a travel ban on human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal, the director of Kuwait Watch. On 23 March
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Nawaf Al-Hendal arrested after speaking at 28th session of UN Human Rights Council
On 23 March, 2015, human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal was arrested while he was carrying out his work observing violations during a peaceful gathering in Al-Erada
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Arrest warrant issued against human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal
On 27 January 2015, the State Security Apparatus at the Interior Ministry issued an arrest warrant for human rights defender Nawaf Al-Hendal following tweets posted on
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Human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jasim sentenced to one month in prison
The Court of Misdemeanours in Kuwait on 19 October 2014 sentenced human rights defender Suleiman Bin Jassim to one month imprisonment. According to reports received by
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Human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jasim faces threat of imprisonment following assault against him and unfair trial
On 19 October 2014 the Court of Misdemeanours in Kuwait is expected to deliver its verdict in the case of human rights defender Sulaiman Bin Jasim. He is a human rights
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Special Focus Kuwait & Saudi Arabia
On 09 September 2014 the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), World Alliance for Citizen participation (CIVICUS), Saudi
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Human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli sentenced to 6 months in prison
On 4 September 2014, the Court of Misdemeanors in Kuwait sentenced human rights defender Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli to six month in prison after he was accused of assaulting a
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Arrest and detention of blogger and human rights defender Mohammed Al-Ajmi
Update: On 02 September 2014, he was released on bail. On 27 August 2014, the Department of Criminal Investigation summoned blogger and human rights activist, Mohammed
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Human rights defenders Abdulhakim Al-Fadhli and Noah Al-Saadi released
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the release of two human rights defenders who were arrested in July in Kuwait and Oman. On 7 August 2014, human rights
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