Category Archives: Reports
Countries GCC Member States Reports Saudi Arabia
Platform Compliance in the Middle East: How Opaque Content Moderation Enables Quiet Authoritarian Censorship
Across the MENA region, particularly in the Gulf, political speech increasingly disappears from major platforms [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports United Arab Emirates Yemen
Arab Gulf States at odds: The UAE and Saudi Arabia in Yemen
Following developments in Yemen which saw the Southern Transitional Council (STC) seizing power across the [...]
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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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Countries GCC Member States Reports Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
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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Platform Compliance in the Middle East: How Opaque Content Moderation Enables Quiet Authoritarian Censorship
Across the MENA region, particularly in the Gulf, political speech increasingly disappears from major platforms [...]
Jan
Arab Gulf States at odds: The UAE and Saudi Arabia in Yemen
Following developments in Yemen which saw the Southern Transitional Council (STC) seizing power across the [...]
Jan
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 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 [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Jan
2025: The Year Saudi Arabia recommenced Child Executions
The European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) announced at the end of last year [...]
Jan
The Hidden Toll of Digital Violence on Women in the MENA Region
November 25 marked the start of UN Women’s annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based [...]
Jan
Locked In: How Kuwait’s 2025 Exit-Permit Rule Traps Migrant Workers in Modern Kafala
In July 2025, Kuwait introduced a new regulation requiring all private-sector expatriate workers to obtain [...]
Jan
The Line is Drawn at Accountability: Talks Held Between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Donald Trump
On the 18th of November, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi [...]
Dec
Digital Surveillance of Children: The Hidden Threats of Gaming Across the MENA Region
In a disturbing and escalating pattern of abuse, Egyptian authorities are arresting and detaining minors [...]
Dec