Omani journalist detained over article on judiciary
Oman’s Internal Security Service (ISS) arrested prominent journalist Ibrahim Al-Maamari, Editor-in-chief of Azamn newspaper on 28 July 2016.
Civil society to Obama: Live up to your 2011 promises, support reform in the Gulf
Eleven regional and international civil society groups have penned a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama urging him to press for the release of all detained rights defenders across the Gulf region who are imprisoned solely due to their peaceful and legitimate human rights work.
Activists voicing criticisms on social media face prison in Oman
Omani courts have sentenced online activists to prison in two separate cases in February 2016 for their social media posts.
Omani authorities persecute online activists and bloggers
The frequency with which bloggers and social network users are arrested and convicted in the Sultanate of Oman reflects the appalling state of online freedom of information and expression there.
Omani blogger Muawiyah Alrawahi detained for more than a month
Muawiyah Alrawahi, who has criticized Omani authorities on his blog and YouTube channel, has long been persecuted for his work.
Rights activist sentenced to three years in prison in Oman
Said Jaddad, 48, a prominent pro-reform blogger, is being held at the detention facility in the southern city of Salalah.
Rights routinely trampled in Oman as government critics face harassment, detention
Oman’s security forces routinely harass, detain, and imprison rights defenders, social media users, and others critical of governmental policies, Human Rights Watch said.
Omani blogger targeted, harassed for his criticism of government policies
Police released Mohammed al-Fazari on September 4, 2014, without filing charges against him, but threatened to prosecute him if he continued criticizing the government.
Oman holding blogger Muawiyah Alrawahi at psychiatric hospital
Omani blogger Muawiyah Alrawahi is known for using his blog and YouTube channel to discuss atheism and raise other sensitive topics, including criticism of Sultan Qaboos.
Two bloggers detained in Oman for reporting rights violations
Two Omani bloggers and activists, Noah Saad and Muawiyah Al-Rawahi, were arrested on 12 July for reporting human rights violations in Oman.
Omani politician prosecuted for participating in environmental protest
Omani authorities arrested El-Mamaari two days after he joined an environmental protest calling attention to toxic emissions caused by facilities in the port of Sahar.
Two journalists investigated in Oman over gay lifestyle report
Judicial proceedings started on 5 September 2013 against Samir Al-Zakwani, the editor of the local English-language weekly The Week, in connection with an article entitled “The Outsiders” about gays in Oman, which has been widely criticized in the sultanate, especially on social networks.
Oman urged to drop charges against blogger and activist
Omani authorities should immediately drop charges against the human rights activist and blogger Saeed Jaddad for “undermining the status and prestige of the state” and stop harassing him, says Human Rights Watch.
Omani security forces besiege a blogger’s home and arrest him
The security forces arrested Ziab El-Amri, a blogger and activist, on 20 May 2013 after the Omani special task force unit besieged his house located in Senaw in the Modabi province north of Oman.
Two detained Omani activists gone missing
One Omani human rights defender and another blogger have both gone missing since being summoned for investigation by the Omani intelligence services.
Sultan Qaboos of Oman pardons all convicted netizens and activists
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said yesterday pardoned all the activists, netizens and human rights defenders who have been convicted on charges of defamation, cyber-crime or illegal assembly in recent months.