Monthly Archives: July 2019
Reports Saudi Arabia
Microsoft’s Cloud Expansion in Saudi Arabia: Balancing Innovation with Human Rights Concerns
To improve digital innovation and economic diversification, Saudi Arabia and Microsoft have embarked on a [...]
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Countries Reports United Arab Emirates
The intersection between migrant workers’ abuses and the climate crisis in the United Arab Emirates
Purna, Til and Man Bahadur are the names of three South Asian men who migrated [...]
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Countries Reports Saudi Arabia
Censorship in Saudi Arabia – online media restrictions
In an era where digital platforms allow for unprecedented access to information, some nations are [...]
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Kuwait Reports
Kuwait’s Amnesty Scheme: a ploy to get rid of illegal migrants?
The Kuwaiti government has announced that from March 17 to June 17 illegal migrants, such [...]
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Reports Saudi Arabia
WTA and Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia
On April 4 2024, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) finalized an agreement with the Saudi [...]
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Qatar: Exchange Student Remains Arbitrarily Detained Since July 2018
On July 6, 2018 Qatari student Abdulaziz Saeed Saad Halwan Abdullah was arrested by Al [...]
Jul
Qatar: Saudi Arabia Releases Qatari National After Over a Year of Arbitrary Detention
Qatari national Mohsen Saleh Saadoun al-Karbi was released from prison in Saudi Arabia after spending [...]
Jul
Saudi Arabia: UK Companies Sell $810m in Arms Despite Court of Appeals Ruling
Following the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United Kingdom (UK) has continued to [...]
Jul
Bahrain: Detention of Jawad Redha AlTarifi
Jawad Redha AlTarifi is a 27-year-old Bahraini citizen. Since his arbitrary arrest and detention in [...]
Jul
Kuwait: Authorities Crackdown on Peaceful Protests Over Bidoon Death
Between the 11 and 14 of July 2019 Kuwaiti authorities have arrested at least 15 [...]
Jul
Saudi Arabia: New Government Figures Show 1028 Foreigners Detained on Terrorism Charges
During the week of 18 July 2019, regional news sources reported that as many as [...]
Jul
Yemen: 19 human rights NGOs call on French Parliament to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen
On 10 July 2019, 19 human rights NGOs including Amnesty International France and the International [...]
Jul
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
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