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Authorities continue harassment of activist Abdullah Al-Maliki
- Published at
- 25.04.2023
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- torture/ill-treatment
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As Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup, human rights organisations draw attention to its dismal human rights record
- Published at
- 06.12.2022
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- refugees and migrants
- LGBTI
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The Qatari Authorities Target Peaceful Human Rights Defenders at Home and Abroad
- Published at
- 23.09.2022
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest disruption
- refugees and migrants
- travel ban
- labour rights
- protest
- enforced disappearance
- HRD prosecuted
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HRDs face life sentences & death penalty for their peaceful human rights work
- Published at
- 19.05.2022
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- HRD prosecuted
- refugees and migrants
- harassment
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
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Fears mount for Qatari woman human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed whose fate and whereabouts remain
- Published at
- 21.12.2021
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- enforced disappearance
- women
- HRD prosecuted
- refugees and migrants
- HRD detained
- labour rights
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Qatar passes laws that exclude and discriminate against minority groups
- Published at
- 31.08.2021
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- minority groups
- refugees and migrants
- restrictive law
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
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Migrant Rights Defenders, Lawyers, Bloggers and Online Activists Under Threat in Qatar
- Published at
- 10.06.2021
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban
- refugees and migrants
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Rights groups concerned at violation of migrant workers’ association rights, COVID-19 tracing apps
- Published at
- 30.10.2020
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- surveillance
- labour rights
- CSO closure
- restrictive law
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Human rights defender receives travel ban
- Published at
- 03.07.2018
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- travel ban
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Qatar praised for human rights reforms as deported human rights defender sentenced to jail
- Published at
- 05.02.2018
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- internet restriction
- HRD prosecuted
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Qatari human rights lawyer banned from leaving the country
- Published at
- 23.08.2017
- Country
- Qatar
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- travel ban