Blogger and human rights defender Raif Badawi released
On 11 March 2022, Saudi blogger and human rights defender Raif Badawi was released from prison at the end of his ten-year sentence, which was related to the peaceful and
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Internet activist Naimah Al-Matrod released from prison in poor health
Internet activist Naimah Al-Matrod was released from prison in Saudi Arabia in poor health last week. Her health has deteriorated after spending six years in a prison in
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Trial of ten Nubian Egyptians postponed for two months
The Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia decided to postpone the trial of ten Egyptian Nubian citizens for a period of two months. The men have been
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Appeals court upholds verdict against Yemeni journalist Ali Mohsen Ahmed Abu Lahoum
Once again, the Saudi judiciary proves to be unprofessional and lacking in international standards on fair trials and due process. On 30 December 2021, the Court of
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The other impact of COVID-19: Heightened Surveillance and Tracking in Gulf & Neighbouring Countries
This report is a production of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and was written by Ghina Ghanem. The author would like to thank the project lead and report
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The other impact of COVID-19: Heightened Surveillance and Tracking in Gulf & Neighbouring Countries
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic governance in eight Gulf and neighbouring countries: Bahrain, Iran, Jordan,
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Patterns of Torture in Saudi Arabia
Download A Report by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) December 2021 Executive Summary This report provides an overview of the specific ways
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GCHR launches report, “Patterns of Torture in Saudi Arabia”
On 04 December 2021, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) launched a report entitled, “Patterns of Torture in Saudi Arabia.” Drawing on GCHR and other
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Ongoing grave violations of civil and human rights in a country that has become a police state par excellence
Members of civil society, particularly human rights defenders including journalists and Internet activists, have not escaped the human rights violations that Saudi
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