Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Iran: Women human rights defenders ailing in prison as a result of solitary confinement and hunger strikes
GCHR is concerned for the health of imprisoned women human rights defenders in Iran and calls for their immediate release.
Ahmed Mansoor: Isolated but not alone
The thing that the international recognition Mansoor gets doesn’t usually tell you is what great company he is.
Bahrain: Targeting of human rights defenders and online activists accelerates
Tactics used by authorities include summoning Twitter users, sentencing human rights defenders to long prison terms and revoking their citizenship.
Ahmed Mansoor remains in isolation with no bed or water, despite unconfirmed report that hunger strike has ended
Mansoor started his hunger strike on 17 March 2019 to protest poor prison conditions.
Qatari authorities arbitrarily close Doha Centre for Media Freedom
GCHR believes that Qatari authorities have been threatened by the existence of a centre that defends media freedom.
On World Press Freedom Day, GCHR calls for protection of journalists and press freedom across MENA region
Regrettably, GCHR can only report on the very bleak conditions for the media in general and journalists in the region.
Ahmed Mansoor remains on hunger strike in poor conditions as eyesight deteriorates
Take action to help save the life of imprisoned human rights defender and blogger Ahmed Mansoor
Saudi Arabia arrests at least 13 more human rights defenders
The Saudi authorities carried out a new wave of arrests of writers and social media bloggers, including women’s rights advocates.