Category Archives: Countries
Qatar Reports
Freedom of Expression in Qatar
Qatar has claimed to commit to social and political reforms, yet there are still significant [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
FIFA’s Decision to Award Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup: A Step Backward for Human Rights
FIFA’s confirmation of Saudi Arabia as the host country for the 2034 World Cup has [...]
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Bahrain Reports
Bahrain’s Internet Censorship and Its Impact on Freedom of Expression
Bahrain’s internet censorship has become a critical tool for the government in maintaining control over [...]
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Uncategorized
Legal Discrimination in Saudi Arabia: The Persistent Grip of Male Guardianship
Women continue to be subjected to legal and societal discrimination in Saudi Arabia as well [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
#UnmuteSaudiVoices: Open Letter to Saudi King and Crown Prince to take action and stop the repression of the civic space
ATTN: His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, ATTN: His Royal Highness Crown Prince [...]
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United Kingdom: latest FCO human rights report fails to properly address human rights issues in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released its annual rights report which has failed [...]
Jun
Saudi Arabia: Murtaja Qureiris is facing death penalty for peacefully protesting at 13 years of age
UPDATE: 18 year-old boy Murtaja Qureiri, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia will not face execution. [...]
Jun
Bahrain: Detention of Husain AbdulAziz Mohamed
Husain AbdulAziz Mohamed was arrested in Bahrain in 2015 and is currently detained in Jau [...]
Jun
Bahrain: 13 human rights organisations have sent a joint letter to the King of Bahrain to demand the commutation of death sentences of Ali Al-Arab and Ahmed Al-Malali
On 30 May 2019, the European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (ECDHR) and 12 [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: a Saudi cargo ship stopped again in France at Marseille-Fos harbour
Amnesty International declared on 28 May 2019 that a ship – the Bahri Tabuk – [...]
May
Bahrain: Second Anniversary of Violent Raid in Duraz
On 23 May 2017, the police violently cracked down on a peaceful sit-in in Duraz, [...]
May
Oman: Prisoner of conscience Abdullah al-Shahi sentenced to life in Prison
On 22 May 2019, Amnesty international released a report concerning the trial and the sentence [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: three prominent scholars are about to be executed after Ramadan
According to Middle East Eye three prominent Sunni scholars, Salman al-Odah, Awad al-Qarni and Ali [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: government’s Absher App used to control women’s travels
In Saudi Arabia, citizens can use a mobile app called Absher to access Interior Ministry [...]
May
Saudi Arabia: two foreign journalists Marwan al-Muraisi and Abdel Rahman Farhaneh have been detained for months
Saudi Arabia has been detaining two journalists, Marwan al-Muraisi and Abdel Rahman Farhaneh, for months. [...]
May