Online activist Talib Al-Saedi held incommunicado
On 23 March 2015, online activist Talib Al-Saedi disappeared after he was summoned by the Omani Internal Security Service to appear for investigation before the Special
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Oman/UAE-Freedom of expression continues to be targeted as Omani blogger Muawiya Al Rawahi held in incommunicado detention at UAE border and human rights defender Abdullah Ghailani subject to harassment
Freedom of expression continues to be under serious threat in the UAE. In the latest of a series of violations of this most basic right prominent Omani blogger
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Prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad sentenced to three years in prison
On 8 March 2015, the Court of First Instance in Muscat sentenced prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad to three years in prison on several different charges. The
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Serious concerns about use of new citizenship law to target human rights defenders and activists
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is gravely concerned that the new Omani Citizenship Law, which was enacted on 12 August 2014 under Royal Decree No. 2014/38, can
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Trial continues of prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad
On 22 February 2015, the fourth hearing of the trial of prominent defender of human rights Saed Jadad was held before the Court of First Instance in Muscat, during which
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Appeal to Sultan Qaboos to free human rights defender Saed Jadad
The following is an open letter to the Sultan of Oman from the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR): Head of State and Prime Minister His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin
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Human rights defender Saed Jadad on hunger strike and must be released immediately
The latest report received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) confirms that prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad, who was hospitalized after his
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights condemns arrest of human rights defender Saed Jadad
On the evening of 21 January, more than 20 members of the Omani security forces raided the home of prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad in Salalah city and
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Prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad summoned to court on fabricated charges
On 19 January 2015, prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad was summoned by the Chief Public Prosecutor in Salalah, Ahmed Al-Masrori, to appear before the Court of
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