Joint Event on “No Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in the Arab Region” held in Beirut on 02 November 2026 #EndImpunity Maharat Foundation & @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social, with @ifex.org, ANHRI, CLDH, BCHR, @smex.org, MAP & SKeyes organised a joint event for #IDEI gc4hr.org/joint-event-...

#مصر: 130 منظمات عالمية تدين الحكم بغلق مدى مصر وتتضامن مع رئيسة تحريره لينا عطا الله #Egypt: 130 organizations condemn @madamasr.bsky.social shutdown, stand with editor-in-chief Lina Attalah @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social joins CPJ among 130 signatories to a joint letter www.gc4hr.org/organization...

#Oman: Authorities deliberately targeting human rights lawyer Majid Al-Ruhaili who has been subjected to repeated arbitrary arrest and detention, and is facing trial on fabricated charges for peacefully expressing his opinions on social media gc4hr.org/authorities-...

GCHR’s activities during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council Our activities aimed to secure support from UN member states for the release of detained human rights defenders & strengthen protection of public freedoms across the #MENA region gc4hr.org/gchrs-activi...

GCHR’s activities during the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) carried out advocacy on behalf of human rights defenders (HRDs) at the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, held from 07 S...

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Our dear friend and colleague Ahmed Mansoor, a member of GCHR's advisory board, is serving 25 years in prison for his human rights activism in the #UAE. He's been behind bars since March 2017. On 22 October, he turns 57. Please join us to send #BirthdayWishes4Ahmed & call on the UAE to #FreeAhmed

Letter to President Macron: Your Visit to Bahrain Amid an Escalating Human Rights Crackdown 32 NGOs urge the French President to place human rights at the centre of discussions with King Hamad Al-Khalifa amid #Bahrain’s most severe crackdown on dissent since 2011 birdbh.org/2026/10/join...

"We Are Tired, But We Are Here to Reclaim What Is Ours" @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social releases Report on Second Women Human Rights Defenders Regional Forum نحن متعبات، لكننا هنا لاستعادة ما هو لنا: تقرير المنتدى الإقليمي الثاني للمدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان gc4hr.org/gchr-release...

We Are Tired, But We Are Here to Reclaim What Is Ours: GCHR Releases Report on Second Women Human Rights Defenders Regional Forum - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has published a new report titled “We Are Tired, But We Are Here to Reclaim What Is Ours,” documenting the discussions, experiences and recommendations of the S...

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#Kuwait: Generations of naturalised Kuwaiti descendants of a Kuwaiti mother rendered stateless @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social has been receiving several testimonies on the catastrophic implications of withdrawing nationality from naturalised citizens in Kuwait gc4hr.org/generations-...

Generations of naturalised Kuwaiti descendants of a Kuwaiti mother rendered stateless - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been receiving several testimonies on the catastrophic implications of withdrawing nationality from naturalised citizens in Kuwait. One testimony, outlined ...

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Exploiting the Wartime Context: Patterns of Repression in the Gulf Region and Neighbouring Countries A new report by @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social covers restrictive and coercive measures in #Bahrain #Iran #Iraq #Jordan #Kuwait #Qatar #SaudiArabia #UAE during the regional war gc4hr.org/exploiting-t...

#Kuwait: Revised nationality legislation violates basic human rights requirements An estimated 70,000 Kuwaitis have lost their nationality; adding to an existing stateless Bedoon population of over 90,000 Read the new report by @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social online here: gc4hr.org/revised-nati...

#Tunisia: Authorities deepen democratic backsliding by targeting women’s voices 70 years after the promulgation of the Personal Status Code, Tunisian women now face the dilemmas of gender-based violence, imprisonment, arrests and political exclusion gc4hr.org/authorities-...

Authorities deepen democratic backsliding by targeting women's voices - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

Seventy years after the promulgation of the Personal Status Code, a victory for Tunisian women who have long struggled for and cherished it, they now face the dilemmas of gender-based violence, impris...

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Join @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social Salam NASI MENA Rights Group @amnesty.org on 16 September at 14h in Rm XI at the #UNHRC to discuss #Kuwait 70K people stripped of citizenship. A joint report will be launched. All are welcome

#Kuwait: Revised nationality law severely impacts human rights @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social has been following with great concern the severe implications of the withdrawal and revocation of nationality in Kuwait since 2024 gc4hr.org/kuwait-revis...

#Kuwait: Court of Cassation issues prison sentences for large number of MPs On 5 September 2026, a judge sentenced, convicted and suspended sentences against a group of former members of the National Assembly as well as a number of activists and bloggers gc4hr.org/kuwait-court...

#UAE: Poet Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi released by presidential pardon @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social welcomes the news of the release of poet Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi by a presidential pardon in the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) gc4hr.org/poet-abdulra...

#Bahrain has been jailing a Danish & a Swedish human rights defender for 15 years - among many others. Despite that, the EU picked Bahrain as the first Gulf country to upgrade its partnership with. There should be no progress without their release: hrw.org/news/2026/09... @kajakallas.bsky.social

#Syria: Popular protests against human rights violations held in the country Protests were held in Syria in which demonstrators condemned the enforced disappearance of two journalists and the prevention of a large number of students from taking their exams gc4hr.org/popular-prot...

Popular protests against human rights violations held in the country - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

Protests were held in Syria in which demonstrators condemned the enforced disappearance of two journalists and the prevention of a large number of students from taking their exams. A protest against e...

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#Saudi Arabia: Retired Saudi soldier summoned and threatened for posting online request for financial help @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social is following with concern the aggressive response of the Saudi authorities to online demands for economic rights gc4hr.org/retired-saud...

Retired Saudi soldier summoned and threatened for posting online request for financial help - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is following with concern the aggressive response of the Saudi authorities, in particular, the Presidency of State Security, to the online demands for economic ...

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Families of the disappeared, organizations in MENA sound the alarm over crackdown on families amid continued crimes Marking the International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, we raise alarm over the scourge of enforced disappearance amnesty.org/en/documents... @amnesty.org

URGENT ACTION‼️ #Bahrain: Human rights defender Naji Fateel re-arrested on 18 August. Join the appeal calling on Bahraini authorities to free Naji @humanrights1st.bsky.social gc4hr.org/actions/huma...

#Syria: Serious challenges facing new government amidst grave human rights violations #سوريا: تحديات جدية أمام الحكومة الجديدة وسط انتهاكات جسيمة لحقوق الإنسان gc4hr.org/serious-chal...

Serious challenges facing new government amidst grave human rights violations - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The new Syrian government faces serious and significant challenges and real tests in the field of human rights, amidst local and international demands urging the authorities to refrain from reproducin...

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#SaudiArabia: #Bulgarian authorities have released Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social welcomes news that Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi was released from detention in Bulgaria on 21 August 2026 after 5 years gc4hr.org/bulgarian-au...

Bulgarian authorities have released Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that Saudi human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Khalidi was released from detention in Bulgaria. On 21 August 2026, the Bulgarian Migration Di...

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#Kuwait 🇰🇼Blogger and comedy creator Bader Al-Hussainan has been sentenced to 3 years in prison over a satirical video, first acquitted, then forcibly disappeared for 3 months before the ruling was overturned on appeal. @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social calls for his release buff.ly/kAjnWxj

Young blogger Bader Al-Hussainan sentenced to three years in prison for satirical content - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been documenting a concerning rise in repression across the MENA countries amid the ongoing crisis including massive human rights violations and war.…

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#Kuwait: Testimony alleges recent torture of women detainees by State Security Apparatus for posting opinions online They were blindfolded during interrogations & placed in a freezing, small room for 9 hours that was so cold their hands & feet turned blue www.gc4hr.org/testimony-al...

Testimony alleges recent torture of women detainees by State Security Apparatus for posting opinions online - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has recently received an alarming testimony from a Kuwaiti woman detainee, that was reminiscent of a similar complaint by opposition figure and well-known onlin...

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#Qatar: @aljazeera.com terminates employment of 24 #Palestinian journalists and media workers amid ongoing war The journalists were offered an option to become freelancers, without employment benefits, insurance, or job security gc4hr.org/al-jazeera-t...

Al-Jazeera terminates employment of Palestinian journalists and media workers amid ongoing war - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has followed the termination of the employment contracts of 24 Palestinian journalists and media professionals by Al-Jazeera channel. The journalists were offer...

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#Kuwait: Young athlete and blogger Bader Al-Hussainan sentenced to three years in prison for satirical content Bader Al-Hussainan, Salem Al-Salem and Fahad Hamza, were tried at the State Security Court for Counterterrorism #بدر_الحسينان gc4hr.org/young-athlet...

Young athlete and blogger Bader Al-Hussainan sentenced to three years in prison for satirical content - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has been documenting a concerning rise in repression across the MENA countries amid the ongoing crisis including massive human rights violations and war. Kuwait...

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#Saudi Arabia: Human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham released @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social welcomes her release on 6 August 2026 after serving an 8-year prison sentence & calls on Saudi authorities to immediately release her husband & all prisoners of conscience gc4hr.org/human-rights...

Human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham released - Gulf Centre for Human Rights

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received credible information confirming the release of human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham in Saudi Arabia. On 06 August 2026, authorities released Al-...

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#Kuwait: Authorities continue to use nationality as a political weapon against dissidents On 28 July 2026 the Emir revoked citizenship of exiled activists Mansoor Al-Muhareb, Lulwa Al-Hussainan, Abdulaziz Al-Foudari, Mohammed Al-Matar & Abdullah Al-Saleh gc4hr.org/authorities-...

The Kafala System and Migrant Workers’ Rights in the Gulf Countries This report by the @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social aims to address the issue of the migrant rights and the continued abuses faced by migrant workers in the Gulf states, particularly #SaudiArabia and #Qatar gc4hr.org/the-kafala-s...

#Tunisia: 46 members of @ifex.org & civil society partners appeal to #Tunisian authorities to stop imprisoning journalists & human rights defenders. Among those recently sentenced are Zied El-Heni, Sonia Dahmani, Haythem El-Mekki, Saadia Mosbah & Sihem Bensedrine gc4hr.org/actions/appe...