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Tunisia: GCHR mourns the passing of prominent human rights defender Kamel Labidi

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  • MENA
  • Tunisia
  • 19/01/2026

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) mourns the passing on 16 January 2026 of the highly-respected and admired Kamel Eddine Labidi, a Tunisian human rights defender

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Taoufik Bouachrine

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  • MENA
  • 13/12/2025

Taoufik Bouachrine is a Moroccan journalist and former editor-in-chief of the independent daily Akhbar Al-Youm. He was arrested on 23 February 2018, after publishing

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Iftikhar Boudraa

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  • MENA
  • 13/12/2025

Iftikhar Milad Mohamed Boudraa is a Libyan human rights activist who was arrested on 10 December 2018 by members of the Internal Security Agency in Benghazi, reportedly

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Siham Sergewa

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  • MENA
  • 13/12/2025

Siham Sergewa is a Libyan psychologist and parliamentarian who was abducted from her home in Benghazi on 17 July 2019 by armed men, believed to be affiliated with the

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Hanan Al-Barasi

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  • MENA
  • 13/12/2025

Hanan Al-Barassi was a Libyan lawyer and women's rights activist known for her outspoken criticism of corruption and human rights abuses in eastern Libya, particularly

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Nadine Al-Farsi

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  • MENA
  • 13/12/2025

Nadine Al-Farsi is a Libyan human rights activist from Benghazi who has been persistently targeted by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar due to her outspoken criticism of

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Mariam Abu Daqqa

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  • MENA
  • 2/12/2025

Mariam Abu Daqqa was a freelance photographer and mother of a 13-year-old boy, Ghaith. Mariam worked with several international outlets, including the Associated Press

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Fatima Hassouna

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  • MENA
  • 2/12/2025

Fatima Hassouna was a 25-year-old Palestinian photojournalist from the Al-Touffah neighbourhood in northern Gaza, known for her powerful visual documentation of life

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Please watch the Alternative Human Rights Expo 4 to support women human rights defenders

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  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Kuwait
  • MENA
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • 1/12/2025

Update: Watch the event video in English on YouTube here! The Gulf Centre for Human rights (GCHR), with the support of 27 partners held the online event,

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