Category Archives: Countries
Yemen Reports
Barriers to Freedom of Movement: The Impact of the Mahram System on Yemeni Women’s Rights
Discrimination against women in Yemen is pervasive and deeply rooted in both societal norms and [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Investment in Tennis: Sportswashing and Human Rights Concerns
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has made significant investments in global sports, using high-profile tournaments [...]
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Oman Reports
Religious Freedom in Oman: State Control, Limited Expression, and Repressive Policies: State Control, Limited Expression, and Repressive Policies
In Oman, the constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion, yet this right is [...]
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Yemen Reports
Gender-Based Violence in Yemen: A Crisis Within a Crisis
In Yemen’s protracted conflict, another devastating crisis festers largely out of sight: the epidemic of [...]
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Qatar Reports
Qatar’s Discriminatory Citizenship Laws: How New Electoral Reforms Deny Rights to the Al Murra tribe
In July 2021, Qatar approved new laws to regulate its first legislative elections, but these [...]
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Yemen: Houthi Court Sentences 30 political opposition to figures to death for spying for Saudi-led coalition
On 9 July 2019, thirty academics and political figures, facing what Amnesty International has described [...]
Jul
Bahrain: Spanish MP Fernando Adolfo Gutiérrez Díaz de Otazu Expresses Concern Regarding the Death Sentences Upheld Against Bahraini Citizens Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali through a Parliamentary Question
On 1 July 2019, Spanish Member of Parliament (MP) Fernando Adolfo Gutiérrez Díaz de Otazu [...]
Jul
8 French MPs send a letter to the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Khalifa regarding the death sentences upheld against Ahmed AlMalali and Ali AlArab
On 19 June 2019, Bertrand Pancher and seven other French MPs member of the “Liberté [...]
Jul
Bahrain: Detention of Nooh Abdulla Al Amroom
Nooh Abdulla Al Amroom was a 17-year-old Bahraini student at the time of his first [...]
Jul
Bahrain-Merida team’s Participation in Tour De France Represents A “Sportwashing” Case
UPDATE: In July 2017, the Bahrain sovereign fund Mumtalatak purchased a controlling stake in McLaren [...]
Jul
Bahrain: Former MEP José Inácio Faria (PPE) has issued a parliamentary question on the critical condition of Hassan Mushaima
On 18 April 2019, former MEP José Inácio Faria (PPE) has addressed the case of [...]
Jul
Bahrain: Bahraini court overturns decision to strip 92 nationals of citizenship
On 30 June 2019, Bahrain’s top court of appeals has overturned the decision to revoke [...]
Jul
Bahrain: Detention of Ali AlShowaikh
Ali AlShowaikh is a Bahraini citizen who fled his country in 2018 seeking for asylum [...]
Jul
Bahrain: US Department of State’s 2018 Report on International Religious Freedom Condemns Religious Discrimination in Bahrain
On 21 June 2019, the United States Department of State has released its 2018 Report [...]
Jun
Bahrain: Detention of Husain Ali Khamis
Husain Ali Khamis is a 31-year-old Bahraini citizen. Bahraini authorities arrested him in 2018 without [...]
Jun