Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Hearing of woman rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham, who faces execution, postponed
Al-Ghomgham remains in the General Intelligence Prison in Al-Dammam where she has been for the past three years.
Conditions in Isa Town prison for women highlighted in NGO letter to UN High Commissioner
NGOs are drawing attention to the appalling conditions faced by female human rights defenders in Bahrain’s Isa Town Prison for Women.
Yemen: Radio station attacked, killing four people; Mwatana researcher released
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike targeted Radio Hodeidah, killing at least four people, and field research assistant Kamal Al-Shawish was released.
Syrian human rights lawyer Yasser Al-Saleem arrested in Idlib
An armed group stormed Al-Saleem’s home and arrested him along with activist Abdelhamid Al-Bayoush, who was visiting him.
Continuing arrests of Basra protesters and four more demonstrators reported killed
Reports received by the GCHR confirmed that random arrests continue in September in Basra of dozens of demonstrators who participated in recent protests.
Iraqi security forces used tear gas and live bullets to disperse protesters in Basra
The casualty toll in Basra has “reached 68 injured, including 41 civilians and 27 members of the security forces, with five dead demonstrators.”
Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh goes on hunger strike
Well-known human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh went on hunger strike on 25 August 2018 to protest poor treatment of family and friends since her arrest in June.
Saudi security forces arrest two more women human rights defenders
Security forces arrested Samar Badawi and Nassima Al-Sadah, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights confirms