Category Archives: Briefing Papers
Saudi Arabia Briefing Papers Reports
Women Human Rights Defenders Systematically Tortured in Saudi Prisons
Introduction Since 2019, Saudi Arabia has promoted a narrative of national reforms under Crown Prince [...]
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Munasaha Law: How the UAE has used Anti-Terrorism Laws to keep Outspoken Citizens in Indefinite Detention
With the recent death of political prisoner Ali Abdullah Fath Ali al-Khaja on the 19th [...]
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The Gulf’s Smart City Future is Built on Total Surveillance
Across the Gulf, governments are racing to reinvent themselves as hyper-efficient “smart cities”, supported by [...]
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United Arab Emirates Reports
The BRIDGE Summit and the Paradox of Digital Freedom in the UAE
Between December 8 and 10, 2025, the United Arab Emirates hosted the BRIDGE Summit in [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
2025: The Year Saudi Arabia recommenced Child Executions
The European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) announced at the end of last year [...]
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Women Human Rights Defenders Systematically Tortured in Saudi Prisons
Introduction Since 2019, Saudi Arabia has promoted a narrative of national reforms under Crown Prince [...]
Jan
The Truth Behind Mega-Projects in the Middle East: A Threat to Labour Rights
Introduction In recent years, some Gulf countries have begun to implement renewal projects that touch [...]
Jun
The War in Yemen: Starvation as a Weapon of Conflict
The war in Yemen, which began in 2014, has escalated into one of the most [...]
Apr
Saudi Arabia’s digital rights hypocrisy
The intersection of human rights and digital rights has become increasingly critical as digital technologies [...]
Jul
Behind the Curtain: Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Image Makeover
Introduction Whitewashing is a practice employed by organizations, governments, and individuals to gloss over or [...]
Jul
The Male Guardianship System in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The male guardianship system that reigns in the GCC countries assumes that women should be [...]
Jul
Bahrain Land Reclamation
The Kingdom of Bahrain, a small archipelago situated in the Arabian Gulf, is composed of [...]
May
Exposing Neom
The Neom project, a $500 billion mega-city currently being built on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea [...]
May