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, by GCHR
Oman: Court of First Instance in Muscat hands prison sentences to journalists of “Azamn” and closes newspaper permanently
On 26 September 2016, the Court of First Instance in Muscat reportedly sentenced three journalists of “Azamn” newspaper, Ibrahim Al-Maamari, Yousef Al-Haj, and Zaher (…)
, by VALERI Marc
In 2011 and 2012, the Sultanate of Oman experienced its most widespread popular protests since the end of the Dhofar war in the 1970s. The fact that the most serious protests took place in the northern town of Ṣuḥār, with its rich trade history going back thousands of years, seems highly (…)
, by GCHR
On 8 March 2015, the Court of First Instance in Muscat sentenced prominent human rights defender Saed Jadad to three years in prison on several different charges. The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) deplores the practise of jailing human rights defenders merely for exercising their rights to (…)
The Omani authorities must release a politician jailed for his involvement in an environmental protest, Amnesty International said after an appeal court upheld today.
“The case against Talib al-Ma’amari appears to be politically motivated and based solely on his participation in a peaceful (…)
, by Gulf News
Negotiations begin between workers, employers and government mediators.
Dubai: An Omani labour official has said that work at a major hypermarket facing a large-scale strike by employees has resumed after negotiations began between unions, the employers and mediating figures.
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URGENT ACTION SIX ACTIVISTS’ APPEALS REJECTED
Five men and a woman who were sentenced in August are to be sent to jail for insulting the Sultan. At least 14 more activists are also likely to be jailed when their cases go to an appeal court in Muscat over the next two weeks.
An appeal court (…)
Protests in Oman in January and February 2011, sparked by popular unrest across the Middle East and North Africa, led to a number of reforms. In response to protesters’ demands, on 27 February 2011 Oman’s head of state, Sultan Qaboos, ordered the creation of 50,000 jobs and 150 Omani riyals a (…)
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