Monthly Archives: October 2019

Saudi Arabia: Arrest and Persecution Against Entertainment Policy Critics

In Saudi Arabia, authorities continue to prosecute individuals that criticize the General Authority for Entertainment. [...]

Saudi Arabia: Guardianship System Proves Stronger than Women’s Travel Restriction Reform

Women are now allowed to obtain a passport, but the guardianship system still restricts women’s [...]

Upcoming Event: Solidarity Stand for Ahmed Mansoor

EN Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent Emirati human rights defender, is serving a ten-year prison sentence [...]

Qatar: From Russia to the Gulf, the World Cup at its Worst

FIFA’s top official has attempted to brush off questions related to human rights abuses taking [...]

Bahrain: Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike in Protest of Dire Conditions

On 15 August, over 600 prisoners from Jau Prison and Dry Dock Detention Center began [...]

United Arab Emirates: Ahmed Mansoor Continues his Protest Against the Poor Conditions of his Detention

In early September, the well-known human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, already a member of Gulf [...]