A former Saudi Arabian diplomat is at grave risk of being detained and tortured or otherwise ill-treated if Qatari authorities follow through with plans to return him forcibly to Saudi Arabia.

Taher Belabès faces 'incitement' charges after a youth unemployment protest in the southern oil town of Ouargla.

The detention of a 16-year-old Bahraini boy in an adult prison has been extended for a further week despite the Bahraini authorities’ failure to bring any charges against him.

Instead of delivering justice and an impartial investigation into a blogger's death in custody, Iranian authorities have been intimidating his family members.

Bahrain urged to release a prominent human rights defender whose conviction for involvement in anti-government protests has been upheld.

An Omani appeals court has upheld convictions against five men and a woman in what Amnesty International said is part of an ongoing assault on freedom of expression.

Israel authorizes an additional 3,000 housing units a day after Palestine is recognized as a non-member observer state of the UN.

The document restricts freedom of expression in the name of protecting religion, and allows for the military trial of civilians.

The verdict has sent out shock waves among activists in Qatar and the Gulf region, who say that the sentence feels like a threat to them all.