Defenders Database

Dr. Bassem Dhaif

• Bahrain
• Manama

• Male

• Doctor

• Tortured
• Beaten
• Harassed
• Arbitrary arrest and detention

Dr. Dergham Majid Mahdi

• Iraq
• Al-Qasim, Babil

• Male

• Human rights defender
• Activist

• Beaten
• Physical Assault

Dr. Farajallah Ahmed Yousif

• Saudi Arabia
• Riyadh

• Male

• Arbitrary arrest and detention
• Denial access to a lawyer
• No family visits and/or calls
• Unfair and poor prison conditions
• Unfair trial

Dr. Farhad Maysami

• Iran
• Tehran

• Male

• Human rights defender
• Doctor

• Arrested
• Hunger strike
• Unfair trial
• Judicial harassment

Dr. Fatima Saleh Al-Arwali

• Yemen
• Al-Bayda

• Female

• Woman human rights defender

• Enforced disappearance
• Kidnapped
• Undisclosed location

Dr. Ghaleb Mohammed

• Iraqi Kurdistan
• Sulaymaniyah

• Male

• Politician

• Arbitrary arrest and detention
• Physical Assault
• Targeted

Dr. Ghassan Dhaif

• Bahrain
• Manama

• Male

• Human rights defender
• General dentist

• Arbitrary arrest and detention
• Arrested
• Ill-treated
• Tortured
• Family threats
• Judicial harassment

Dr. Hazzaa bin Ali Abu Shraydeh Al-Marri

• Qatar

• Male

• Lawyer

• Arbitrary arrest and detention
• Sentenced
• Unfair trial

Dr. Hisham Al-Hashemi

• Iraq
• Baghdad

• Male

• Journalist
• Writer

• Murdered