Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Emirati authorities continue their systematic and totalitarian repression
Prominent Sudanese activist Mohammed Farouk Suleiman was detained in January without charges – further intensifying a broader crackdown that dismisses fair trial appeals and targets dissenting voices.
Authoritarian repression and escalation of the political crisis after the 2024 Tunisian presidential elections
Authorities are openly consolidating power, restricting media freedom, and stifling civil society, including by targeting journalists and bloggers.
Supreme Court upholds sentences of those convicted in UAE84 case, including GCHR’s Board member Ahmed Mansoor
GCHR denounces the ruling as a tactic to imprison critics indefinitely, calling for the immediate release of those arbitrarily detained and urgent reforms to ensure fair trial standards.
Salma Al-Shehab released after four years in prison, among hundreds imprisoned for posts on X
The woman human rights defender was released along with several people, including social media influencers, imprisoned for their online free expression.
Rights groups call for EU intervention on Bahraini detentions
IFEX joins rights groups urging EU leaders to press Bahrain to free EU nationals Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Mohammed Habib Al-Muqdad after nearly 14 years of unjust detention and human rights abuses.
Sultan of Oman ratifies new arbitrary citizenship law
A new citizenship law that allows the authorities to use citizenship as a weapon to silence opponents and restrict opinions.
Journalist Ahmed Hassan Al-Zoubi released
Al-Zoubi’s case reveals the misuse of the Cybercrime Law to suppress online free expression.
Blogger Salman Al-Khalidi extradited from Iraq to Kuwait
The extradition raises serious human rights concerns and threats to his safety amid allegations of political persecution.