Articles by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
Yemen: Journalists freed after facing death sentence for three years
Arrested in 2015 on unjust charges related to their reporting, four Yemeni journalists have finally been released.
Summit for Democracy 2023: States and investors have a responsibility to curtail the abuse of spyware
Spyware poses too great a threat to not be prioritised, say rights groups in a joint statement.
Qaṭar: Woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed faces grave violations of her civil and human rights
GCHR calls on the Qatari government to end all forms of oppression and violence that are still commonly practiced against women.
Iran sentences some of 38 women journalists arrested during September 2022 protests
Rights groups report at least 20,000 people arrested and detained following Mahsa Amini’s death, but fear the toll could be much higher.
Rights groups reiterate their call on Moroccan authorities to end the persecution of Taoufik Bouachrine, and other critical journalists
Rights groups urge the Moroccan authorities not to dispute the European Parliament’s recommendations to uphold freedom of expression, but rather to act accordingly to free all unfairly-imprisoned journalists who are spending years in prison on false charges.
Saudi Arabia: Call for freedom for Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani
The prominent Saudi human rights defender has been forcibly disappeared for more than three months.
Saudi Arabia: Call for release of two Saudi Wikipedians detained since 2020
IFEX and rights groups demand release of Internet activists Osama Khalid, Ziad Al-Sufyani, and others sentenced for online activism.
Bahrain: European Parliament passes resolution after Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s sentencing on new charges
Urgent resolution calls for an end to human rights violations in Bahrain, and the release of all those detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression.