Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)

The Internal Security Service (ISS) has arrested human rights defender Ahmed Al-Bahri and Internet activist Khalid Al-Ramadani for their peaceful and legitimate activities in the field of human rights and their writing on social media networks.

91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

The Bahrain Grand Prix will be taking place again this weekend. But will racing fans and Formula 1 pay attention to the repression and deaths going on in the background?

The Public Prosecution held its annual press conference in Muscat, Oman, during which it threatened Internet activists, who are engaged in peaceful activities while in exile, with prosecution in order to silence them.

Ahmed Mansoor’s arrest and detention in an unknown location is extremely alarming. The UAE authorities routinely torture human rights defenders and other activists whom they detain in secret detention facilities without access to their lawyers or families.

Over 70 rights and expression organisations worldwide entreated the UN Human Rights Council’s 34th session to call on Turkey to take immediate steps to address the ongoing free expression crisis in the country.

He was taken immediately after the verdict to Al-Ha’ir prison in Riyadh. There are fears that the authorities will refuse to officially deliver a copy of the verdict to him or his family, which might prevent them from seeking an appeal of the sentence at the Court of Appeal.

Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla was arrested on 16 January by state security forces in the UAE. His whereabouts are unknown at present. Dr. Nasser Bin Ghaith is on trial and suffering from ill-treatment in prison.