Human rights defender Raed Fares assassinated along with Hamoud Jneed
On 23 November 2018, human rights defender Raed Fares and media activist Hamoud Jneed were shot dead by unknown assailants wielding machine guns in Kafranbel, in a
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Human rights lawyer Yasser Al-Saleem arrested
In the early hours of the morning on 22 September 2018, an armed group stormed the home of human rights lawyer Yasser Al-Saleem in Kafr Nabl, located in Idlib governate
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No information about civil society activist and independent journalist Marwan Al-Hamid more than two weeks after his arrest
Although more than two weeks have passed since the arrest of civil society activist and independent journalist Marwan Al-Hamid, there is no accurate information about
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Mapping Cybercrime Laws and Violations of Digital Rights in the Gulf and Neighbouring Countries
Executive Summary: During the week before the arrest and detention of the prominent human rights defender, Ahmed Mansoor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Newly enacted Anti-Cybercrime Law threatens online freedom of opinion and expression
Syria has enacted an Anti-Cybercrime Law that threatens the already fragile space for online expression even more, according to analysis by the Gulf Centre for Human
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Two Kurdish journalists killed in car bombing in Abu Fas while covering conflict
Journalist Dilîşan Îbiş was killed instantly and journalist Hogir Mihemed suffered fatal injuries when two Daesh attackers carried out a suicide car bomb targeting
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Syrian human rights defenders Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat murdered in Istanbul
Update: Syria: A distant relative was arrested on 30 September in the murder of Orouba Barakat and Halla Barakat earlier that month in Istanbul. The motive appears to be
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GCHR calls for the immediate release of Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant Mohamed Thatha
The Syrian government should immediately release prominent human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant, Mohamed Thatha, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights
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Justice for the thousands of victims of enforced disappearances
30 August 2017 – International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances We, the undersigned civil society organisations, commemorate the victims of enforced
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