Defenders Database

Zahra Al-Shaikh

• Bahrain
• Manama

• Female

• Activist

• Arbitrary arrest and detention
• Judicial harassment
• Trumped up charges
• Beaten
• Family threats

Zahra Kazemi

• Iran

• Female

• Photojournalist

• Tortured
• Raped
• Murdered

Zaid Abbas

• Iraq
• Busra

• Male

• Human rights defender

• Tortured
• Arbitrary arrest and detention
• Beaten

Zaid Saad

• Iraq
• Baghdad

• Male

• Activist
• Painter

• Arbitrary arrest and detention
• Harassed

Zainab Al-Khamees

• Bahrain
• Manama

• Female

• Woman human rights defender

• Defamation
• Judicial harassment
• Physical Assault
• Travel ban
• Verbally intimidated

Zainab Rabie

• Iraq

• Female

• Broadcaster
• Journalist

• Other

Zakariya Al-Asheri

• Bahrain
• Al-Dair

• Male

• Journalist
• Blogger

• Tortured
• Arrested

Zakiya Al-Barboori

• Bahrain
• Jaw

• Female

• Engineer

• Forced to give false confession
• Revoked citizenship
• Sentenced
• Tortured
• Unfair and poor prison conditions

Zamil Ghanam Al-Zoba’ie

• Iraq
• Baghdad

• Male