Talal bin Ahmed Al-Salmani
Talal bin Ahmed Al-Salmani is an Omani internet activist and religious preacher known for his peaceful participation in civic movements. On 08 April 2025, he was
Read Report One-year prison sentence issued against internet activist and religious preacher Talal bin Ahmed Al-Salmani
On 10 April 2025, the Court of First Instance in the capital, Muscat, issued a one-year prison sentence and a fine of 500 Omani riyals against internet activist and
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Human Rights in the Middle East Region: 2024 Annual Report of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The main objective of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is to foster a vibrant and safe civic space in which human rights defenders (HRDs)
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Sultan of Oman ratifies new arbitrary citizenship law
The Sultan of Oman ratified a new citizenship law that allows the authorities to use citizenship as a weapon to silence opponents and restrict opinions, in addition to
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Arab Countries: Muscat Announcement on Beijing Declaration on Women’s Rights does not protect WHRDs against state abuse
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) followed the news of the High-Level Regional Meeting of the Arab Countries on progress in implementing the Beijing Declaration
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Prominent human rights defender Awad Al-Sawafi continuously targeted
Authorities in Oman, led by the Internal Security Service, continue to target prominent human rights defender Awad Bin Ali Al-Sawafi. Al-Sawafi, aged 48, is a
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New law promulgated which curtails freedom of expression
On 10 November 2024, Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq of Oman issued a royal decree promulgating a new Media Law, consisting of 60 articles. The law came into effect
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Free Dr. Ali Amer Al-Mashani
Despite the release of all citizens who were arrested with him in June 2024, the Omani authorities are still detaining Dr. Ali Amer Al-Mashani solely for leading the
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Authorities violate citizens’ religious freedoms
In the context of their continued violations of the civil and human rights of citizens, the Omani authorities targeted a number of innocent citizens for observing Eid
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