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. [...]
Oct
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 [...]
Oct
Upcoming Event: Solidarity Stand for Ahmed Mansoor
EN Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent Emirati human rights defender, is serving a ten-year prison sentence [...]
Oct
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 [...]
Oct
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 [...]
Oct
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 [...]
Oct