Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Bahrain must end reprisals and harassment of human rights defender Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman
IFEX members call on the Government of Bahrain to stop the and judicial harassment and reprisals against Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman.
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.
NGOs to Bahrain: Rights of Nazeeha Saeed and all journalists to report must be respected
On Sunday 17 July 2016 award-winning journalist Nazeeha Saeed was charged by Bahraini Public Prosecution for reporting to foreign media outlets without a license.
Leading press freedom group and IFEX member should be granted access to UN bodies
Civil society groups ask ECOSOC to reconsider granting valued press freedom group and IFEX member, The Committee to Protect Journalists, consultative status at the UN.
Bahrain: Human rights defenders remain jailed and banned from travel as civil society crackdown continues
This week, women’s rights activist and blogger Ghada Jamsheer received a one-year prison sentence on appeal, as leading human rights defender and GCHR Founding Director Nabeel Rajab’s detention was extended and human rights defender and writer Abdulnabi Al-Ekry was banned from travel.
“Prison is easier than exile for me,” Zainab Al-Khawaja on being forced to flee Bahrain
On 6 June 2016, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja and her two children, Jude and Abdulhadi Jr, arrived in Denmark, where she is a dual citizen, after she was forced to leave the country by authorities in Bahrain.
Saudi rights defender Abdulaziz Al-Shubaili sentenced to 8 years in prison
In a hearing which took place on 29 May 2016, the Specialised Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh sentenced Al-Shubaili to eight years in prison followed by another eight years of a travel ban to start after he serves his sentence.
Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja freed, but remains at risk of arrest
On 31 May 2016, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja was finally released from prison, seven weeks after Bahrain’s Foreign Minister promised to free her.