Saudi Arabia

Peaceful WHRD Israa Al-Ghomgham sentenced to 8 years in prison

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 13/02/2021

Reliable report received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) have confirmed that woman human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham has been sentenced to eight years

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GCHR and partners welcome the release of two Saudi WHRDs and call on releasing others

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 11/02/2021

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and partners including Free Saudi Activists Coalition welcome the release of two women human rights defenders

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Human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi on hunger strike

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 25/01/2021

On 16 January 2021, human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi started a hunger strike in prison in Saudi Arabia, according to reliable local reports.

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A human rights defender threatened and another released

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 24/01/2021

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is concerned that government-backed twitter accounts in Saudi Arabia are being used to threaten human rights defenders and

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Prominent human rights defender Mohammed Al-Qahtani on hunger strike to protest ill-treatment in prison

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 30/12/2020

Update: Saudi Arabia: On 30 December 2020, Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani ended his hunger strike after authorities pledged to address his demands, and on the same day he

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With Saudi Women’s Rights Activists Behind Bars, Athletes Racing in Dakar Rally Should Show Support

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 29/12/2020

(Paris, Beirut) — One year after the first edition of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, FIDH and its member organisations in Saudi Arabia, ALQST for Human Rights,

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Human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi sentenced to one more year in prison

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 24/12/2020

On 01 December 2020, the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) sentenced human rights defender Mohammad Abdullah Al-Otaibi to another year in prison, including six months for

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Loujain Al-Hathloul faces fabricated charges related to her peaceful human rights activities

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 17/12/2020

After more than two and a half years of arbitrary detention, Saudi woman human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul was brought to trial on 25 November 2020.

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Ladies European Tour community should #StandWithSaudiHeroes

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • 12/11/2020

Today is the first day of the Ladies European Tour’s ‘Aramco Saudi Ladies International’  hosted by Saudi Arabia from November 12-15, 2020. The

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