Blocked voices: The COVID-19 outbreak mobilizes demands to unblock Voice Over...
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 7 April 2020. Human Rights Watch joined 28 other organizations today in issuing this statement about the need to unblock Voice Over IP platforms...
View ArticleQatar: Demonstrators remain detained for protesting election laws
This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 19 September 2021. Authorities continue to detain 21 Qatari citizens who participated in the recent peaceful protests that took place in Qatar...
View ArticleTen questions journalists should put to FIFA and Qatar ahead of the World Cup
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 29 March 2022. When FIFA convenes its 72nd Congress in Doha, Qatar, on March 31, 2022, in preparation for the World Cup, journalists, football...
View ArticleAs World Cup nears, Qatar and FIFA face fresh scrutiny on press freedom...
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 27 April 2022. Exactly one year before the scheduled start of the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar, plainclothes officers from the Gulf state’s...
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Qatar: Very restrictive accreditation for reporters covering FIFA World Cup
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 18 October 2022. The new press accreditation that Qatar is providing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup continues to impose many restrictions on the media...
View ArticleQatar: Security forces arrest, abuse LGBT people
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 24 October 2022. Discrimination, ill-treatment in detention, privacy violations, conversion practices Qatar Preventive Security Department forces...
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Will Qatar get a Red Card on digital rights?
This statement was originally published on smex.org on 10 November 2022. In the coming days, Qatar will find itself at the center of attention. The country is hosting one of the biggest sporting events...
View ArticleA human rights guide for reporters covering the FIFA World Cup in Qatar
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 14 November 2022. ‘Reporters’ Guide’ highlights key labor rights issues, needed reforms The FIFA World Cup from November 20 to December 18, 2022,...
View ArticleQaṭar: Woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed faces grave violations of...
This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 20 March 2023. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses its grave concern for the safety and well-being of woman human rights defender...
View ArticleExamining press freedom across GCC states
This statement was originally published on adhrb.org on 31 January 2024. Historically, Gulf Cooperation Countries have used a strategy of repression by imposing state control of the media or through...
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