Author Archives: GCC

Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed ‘for 38 years’ in Iran

Lawyer sentenced to decades in prison and 148 lashes, husband writes on Facebook Originally published [...]

Saudi women’s rights activists stand trial in criminal court

Originally published in the Reuters magazine, by Stephen Kalin, March 13 2019 RIYADH (Reuters) – [...]

‘I’m an Aussie’: refugee footballer Araibi granted Australian citizenship

Originally posted in the Reuters magazine, March 12 2019 SYDNEY (Reuters) – A refugee footballer [...]

“Israel’s Netanyahu pays historic surprise visit to Oman”- Euronews

By Associated Press and Charlene Gubash with NBC News World News. 26/10/2018. Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Friday that the [...]

“Oman’s Sultan Qaboos: a classy despot”- The Guardian

Article by Brian Whitaker of The Guardian news publication, posted Friday 4th March 2011. He may [...]

Maid abuse: ‘How my boss threatened me with acid in Oman’- BBC

Posted on the BBC website 14 November 2017.   Tanzanian women working as maids in Oman [...]