Amnesty: Death Penalty Used as Political Weapon against Shi’a in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian government is employing the death penalty as a political weapon to silence ...

Regional Coalition for WHRD Calls for Immediate Release of Ebtisam Al-Saegh

The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in Middle East and North Africa said, ...

Amnesty: Woman Human Rights Defender at high Risk of Torture

Amnesty International called on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, the Bahraini authorities to release human rights ...

RSF: Al Wasat Newspaper Gagged for Past Month

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on the Bahraini government, in a statement released on Tuesday, ...

Zeid Calls for Investigation of Protestor Deaths in Bahrain

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on the ...

Amnesty: Urgent Investigation Needed into UAE Torture Network

Following an Associated Press investigation alleging that United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its allied Yemeni ...

HRW: Saudi Arabia Should Clarify Status of Ex-Crown Prince

Saudi authorities should immediately clarify whether they have imposed movement restrictions on former crown prince ...

IFJ Condemns Closure of Al Wasat Newspaper

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned, in a report released on Wednesday, June ...

HRW: UAE Backs Abusive Local Forces

The UAE supports Yemeni forces that have arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, tortured, and abused dozens ...

Press Freedom Groups Call for Lifting of Al Wasat Suspension

Top press freedom organizations and local Bahraini groups raised alarm, in a letter they addressed ...