Author Archives: GCC

Danish MP and Irish activist denied entry to Bahrain

Duo, who wanted to visit imprisoned rights defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, told by officials they were [...]

Qatar denies fresh UAE accusations of airspace violations

Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority says Emirati accusations are an attempt to cover up UAE’s breaches [...]

Saudi Arabia reforms ‘fooling nobody’: Amnesty

Saudi Arabia’s widely-lauded reforms are no more than a public relations blitz aimed at masking [...]

Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia continues to commit widespread violations of basic human rights. The most pervasive violations [...]

Bahrain threatens to target critical social media users

Interior minister says government will draft new legislation to fight accounts spreading ‘malicious rumours’. Bahrain threatened [...]

Bahrain, UAE say Qatari jets interfering with their flights

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Authorities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are again [...]