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Denied Medical Access

Vida (Vahideh) Rabbani

Vida (Vahideh) Rabbani

Woman human rights defender Vida Rabbani denied appropriate medical care and targeted by defamatory statements

#Torture / Ill-Treatment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Sepideh Gholian

Sepideh Gholian sentenced to two years in prison for chanting a slogan against the Supreme Leader

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Jina Modares Gorji

Jina Modaress Gorji denied access to a lawyer after one month of arbitrary detention

#Arbitrary detention

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Judicial Harassment

Bar associations are retaliating against critical Lebanese human rights lawyers

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Judicial Harassment

Yasser Al-Hamdani

Judicial harassment of HRD Yasser Al-Hamdani

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Yasir Mirghani

Human rights defender Yasir Mirghani released on personal guarantee

#Judicial Harassment

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee

Golrokh Iraee sentenced to six years in prison for her advocacy around the protests which began in September 2022

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Region: Middle East and North AfricaHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Freedom of Expression

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

Jina Modares Gorji

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Freedom of Expression

Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Prisoner Rights

Yasser Al-Hamdani

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Freedom of Expression

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Civil & Political Rights

#Freedom of Association

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Civil & Political Rights

Media

Unsafe Anywhere: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks

Rights

#Gender/Women's Rights #Freedom of Expression #Labour Rights / Trade Union

Violations

#Surveillance #Cyber-Attack

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Bahrain #Jordan

Media

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Sudan

Media

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq

News

18 October 2016

High Price for Human Rights Activism in the Middle East

Rights

#Human Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Cyber-Activism #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Defamation #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Locations

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Blog

26 April 2019 by Andrew Anderson - Former Executive Director

Gloss, Not Glory: The Dangerous Game of Sportswashing

Rights

#Torture / Police Brutality #Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Prisoner Rights #Corruption

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Locations

#Azerbaijan #Spain #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Saudi Arabia #United Arab Emirates (UAE) #Yemen #Senegal

Statement

UAE Human Rights Record Ahead of COP28

Rights

#Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Reprisals #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Statement

Behind the summons of Nizar Saghiyé, a threat to freedom of expression

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Lebanon

Statement

Bahrain: UN Working Group calls for the release of Bahraini human rights defender Naji Fateel

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Prisoner Rights #Access to Healthcare

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Bahrain