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Environmental Activist Ahmed Qutn Arrested for the Second Time: A Reference to the Threats Facing…
Recently, on August 4, 2022, Dr. Ahmed Issa Qattan, an activist in community and environmental issues, has been detained for the second time and has been charged with several…
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#Ghaith_spaces: A test case for freedom of belief in Oman
An Omani court has jailed two social media activists for discussing atheism online. On 7 June 2022, the court passed sentence in what has become known as “the #Ghaith_spaces case”,…
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Workers unpaid for three months get no help from Employment Security Scheme
News has reached the Omani Centre for Human Rights (OCHR) of complaints that 37 Omani nationals working for Middle East Bridge Corporation have not received their salaries for the…
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Trial delayed in complaint against journalist Mukhtar al-Hanai for Twitter post that broke no law
The trial of Omani activist and journalist Mukhtar al-Hanai, for a Twitter post commenting on the outcome of a government corruption case, has been unexpectedly delayed from 8 May…
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Summer spate of free speech arrests in Oman
Over the past few weeks the Omani authorities have arrested at least five ordinary citizens for peacefully expressing views on topics such as atheism, the position of women and…
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Omani woman harassed by security forces and dismissed from job flees country!
The Omani Centre for Human Rights (OCHR) has been examining the case of an Omani citizen who was forced to flee her country and seek refuge in the United Kingdom after suffering!-->…
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Protests in Oman: an Omani summer with a taste of spring!
Protests in Oman that began on Sunday, May 23, 2021 in Sohar, followed the next day by Salalah, came to a halt after five days when the security forces seized control of all!-->!-->!-->…
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Will the protests in Oman spark off another Arab Spring?
On May 23rd, 2021, Oman saw an outbreak of protest actions that took Arab and international observers by surprise. The movement started from Sohar, in the Omani north,!-->!-->!-->…
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Deported from Bahrain over a WhatsApp message
Buthaina Ahmad Mahmoud, a 54-year-old Omani woman who lived in Bahrain with her husband and children, has been deported to Oman, where she has nowhere to live and no means of!-->!-->!-->…
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Why we need a Human Rights Law in Oman
The United Nations defines human rights as:
“... rights we have simply because we exist as human beings... These universal rights are inherent to us all, regardless of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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