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Protecting Human Rights Defenders across the MENA region
Watch the Alternative Human Rights Expo 4 held on 4 December to support women human rights defenders in prison in #Egypt, #Iran, #Saudi Arabia & #Tunisia. Honour women journalists from #Gaza. With music, art & poetry from #Kuwait, #Syria, #Sudan & #Palestine
Watch here: youtu.be/xu6RzJHdaYs
Alternative Human Rights Expo 4 English recording - December 2025
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December 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
في 4 ديسمبر/كانون الأوّل 2025، أقام مركز الخليج لحقوق الإنسان، بدعمٍ من 27 شريكًا، المعرض الرابع لحقوق الإنسان البديل عبر الإنترنت، مُركّزًا على المدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان.

يرجى مشاهدة ومشاركة الفيديو هنا باللغتين العربية:

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معرض حقوق الإنسان البديل الرابع 4 - البرنامج
YouTube video by GulfCentre 4HumanRights
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December 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Nasim Gholami Simiyari was arrested in 2023. She was formally charged with “propaganda against the regime,” and "armed rebellion", and was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison.
#FreeNasim #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
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December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Fariba Kamalabadi was arrested in 2022, and sentenced to 10 years in prison following a one-hour trial on charges of “forming and leading groups to act against national security.”

#FreeFariba #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Since 2018, Hoda Abdelmoneim has been detained, denied visits from family and lawyers. Hoda Abdelmoneim (66) has been a lawyer and human rights defender since 1983.

#FreeHoda #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
December 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Amani Al-Zain was arbitrarily arrested on 17 May 2020 by the Presidency of State Security on direct orders from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Her detention continued with no public trial.
#FreeAmani #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉https://t.ly/jMZed
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December 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
#Oman: Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi forcibly disappeared since 30 November 2025 after summons by Internal Security Service (ISS)
@gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social urges the authorities in Oman to release Talib Al-Saedi immediately and unconditionally
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Human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi forcibly disappeared - Gulf Centre for Human Rights
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) has received credible reports confirming that the Internal Security Service (ISS) in Oman arrested human rights defender Talib Al-Saedi on 30 November 2025 and ...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Join @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social at the Alternative Human Rights Expo 4 on 4 December to support women human rights defenders in prison in Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia & Tunisia. Honour women journalists from Gaza. With music, art & poetry from Kuwait, Syria, Sudan & Palestine
Register: bit.ly/AltExpo4
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🗺️ Arbitrary long-term detention has become one of the cruelest tools to silence human rights defenders. Around the world, women and men who protect communities, land, and freedoms are jailed on fabricated charges, after unfair trials and under abusive conditions – sometimes paying with their lives.
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
In our Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
@gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social Maharat @ifex.org & @omctorg.bsky.social analyse #Lebanon’s fulfilment of the rights to freedom of information & expression, association & peaceful assembly #UPR Pre-session is tomorrow!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, WHRDIC is relaunching the “SPREADING THE ECHO” campaign for its third year. #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho

More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Sharifeh Mohammadi was sentenced to death in 2024. Arrested in 2023, she was denied access to legal representation and subjected to torture and intimidation.

#FreeSharifeh #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho
More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Watch the Alternative Human Rights Expo 4 on 4 December to support women human rights defenders in prison in Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia & Tunisia. Honour women journalists from Gaza. With music, art & poetry from Kuwait, Syria, Sudan & Palestine
See www.alternativehrexpo.org
Register: bit.ly/AltExpo4
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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🇧🇭 #CAT83: Yesterday, #CAT experts raised serious concerns about the treatment of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in #Bahrain, noting the absence of asylum safeguards in the criminal code.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#Oman: New Nationality Law compromises principles of justice and rule of law
The law contains several arbitrary articles that deprive citizens, residents and women in general from enjoying their civil and human rights. GCHR calls for it to be revised
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November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#عُمان: قانون الجنسية العُماني الجديد يُقوّض مبادئالعدالة وسيادة القانون
يتضمن القانون الجديد عدة مواد تعسفية تُؤدي إلى حرمان المواطنين والمقيمين والنساء عموماً من التمتع بحقوقهم المدنية والإنسانية
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November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#SaudiArabia: Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Bajadi sentenced to additional 25 years in prison
More than two years after the end of his sentence, he was subjected to a retrial on 27 October 2025
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November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#السعودية: الحكم على المدافع عن حقوق الإنسان محمد البجادي بالسجن 25 سنة إضافية
بعد أكثر من عامين على انتهاء عقوبته، وبينما حُرم من حقه في التمثيل القانوني، أُعيدت محاكمته، وحُكم عليه في 27 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2025 بالسجن لمدة 25 عاماً أخرى.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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#MENA 🌐 Marking #IDEI2025 in Beirut, Maharat Foundation, @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social, and partners called for accountability and reforms to guarantee journalist safety and media freedom across the region. buff.ly/vLbVrfz
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#سوريا: إعلان وفاة محامي حقوق الإنسان خليل معتوق من قبل أسرته
يعبر مركز الخليج لحقوق الإنسان عن حزنه الشديد لإعلان وفاة محامي حقوق الإنسان البارزخليل معتوق ويقدم التعازي القلبية لأسرته الكريمة
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November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#Syria: Human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq's family announces his death
@gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social expresses its deep sorrow at the announcement of the death of prominent human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and extends its heartfelt condolences to his family
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Human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq's family announces his death - Gulf Centre for Human Rights
On 31 October 2025, artist Raneem Ma’touq, daughter of prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq, announced her father’s death on her Facebook page: “I, his daughter, on behalf of my mother ...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#البحرين: سجناء سجن جو يُضربون عن الطعام، مع تزايد الدعوات لإطلاق سراح عبد الهادي الخواجة
#FreeAlKhawaja
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Prisoners at Jaw Prison on hunger strike, as calls mount for Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s freedom - Gulf Centre for Human Rights
The Gulf Centre for human rights (GCHR) expresses grave concern over the well-being of prisoners who have been hunger-striking in Bahrain’s Jaw prison. While welcoming the news that prominent human ri...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#Bahrain: Prisoners at Jaw Prison on hunger strike, as calls mount for Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s freedom
@gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social expresses grave concern over well-being of Jaw prisoners who've been hunger-striking for weeks; and calls on authorities to #FreeAlKhawaja
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Prisoners at Jaw Prison on hunger strike, as calls mount for Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s freedom - Gulf Centre for Human Rights
The Gulf Centre for human rights (GCHR) expresses grave concern over the well-being of prisoners who have been hunger-striking in Bahrain’s Jaw prison. While welcoming the news that prominent human ri...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Joint Event “No Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in the Arab Region” to mark 12th anniversary of the #InternationalDaytoEndImpunity for Crimes Against #Journalists by @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social @ifex.org @insmnetwork.bsky.social & Maharat honoured journalists killed
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Joint Event “No Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in the Arab Region” - Gulf Centre for Human Rights
To mark the 12th anniversary of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, observed on 02 November 2025, a group of local, regional, and international human rights groups or...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
لمناسبة الذكرى الثانية عشر لليوم العالمي لـ #منع_الإفلات_من_العقاب ضد الجرائم المرتكبة بحق #الصحافيين، نظمت مجموعة من المنظمات الحقوقية مهارات فعالية "#لا_للإفلات_من_العقاب على الجرائم المرتكبة ضد الصحافيين في المنطقة العربية"
@ifex.org @insmnetwork.bsky.social @unesco.org
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الفعالية المشتركة "لا للإفلات من العقاب على الجرائم المرتكبة ضد الصحفيين في المنطقة العربية" - Gulf Centre for Human Rights
لمناسبة الذكرى الثانية عشر لليوم العالمي لمنع الإفلات من العقاب ضد الجرائم المرتكبة بحق الصحفيين الموافق ليوم 02 نوفمبر/ تشرين الثاني 2025، نظمت مجموعة من المنظمات الحقوقية المحلية والاقليمية والدولية...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM