Category Archives: Saudi Arabia
Countries Reports Yemen
EU humanitarian aid in Yemen
Yemen, a country that has been at war for almost ten years, is currently facing [...]
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Countries Qatar Reports
Qatar’s Global Advocacy for Peace and Humanity, But Ignores Domestic Concerns
Qatar has pledged 3 million dollars to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to [...]
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Countries GCC Member States Reports
Examining Human Trafficking Concerns in Oman: The Case of Punjabi Women
In recent years, Oman has been the scene of a disturbing reality of exploitation and [...]
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Countries Qatar Reports
Qatar and the use of Sports-Washing
In 2022, Qatar held the FIFA World Cup, the most watched and celebrated football tournament [...]
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United Arab Emirates Countries Reports
Cyber Surveillance in the United Arab Emirates: Updated Assessment
Since the First Arab Spring in 2011, the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) [...]
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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
Saudi Arabia: Travel Restrictions Lifted, But Women Still Face Limitations and Discrimination Under Guardianship System
As of 20 August 2019, recent amendments made to the Travel Documents Law have been [...]
Aug
Yemen: Saudi-UAE Coalition Targets Civilian Fishermen and Fails to Uphold UN Funding Pledge
Recent reports show that in addition to attacking and killing Yemeni fishermen, Saudi Arabia and [...]
Aug
Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Activists Being Held in Counterterrorism Reform Centers
Reports reveal that human rights defenders tried under Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism law are also being [...]
Aug
Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoner Sheikh Saleh Abdelaziz AlDhamiri Dies After Being Denied Medical Care
Sheikh Saleh Abdelaziz AlDhamiri, 60 years old, died this past Friday after being denied a [...]
Aug
Saudi Arabia: Women Now Permitted to Travel Without Approval of Male Guardian
On 2 August 2019, the Saudi government announced a decree that will lift a restriction [...]
Aug
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
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