QF’s Sheikha Hind responds to student letter on detained security guard
QF chairperson and CEO Sheikha Hind has issued a statement in response to a letter about the case of a detained security guard in Qatar. Some 240 Qatar Foundation (QF)…
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Where do Gulf states rank on press freedom?
Freedom of the press in the Gulf has been under international microscopes, with restrictions that cost journalists jail time, or even their lives. The brutal murder of Saudi journalist and…
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UAE detention of Qatari doctor enters sixth month; Islamist ties suspected
A Qatari doctor who was detained in the UAE some five months ago remains in solitary confinement in Abu Dhabi under suspicion of having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, his…
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Qatari doctor begins fifth month of detention without charge in UAE
Qatari doctor begins fifth month of detention without charge in UAE Dr. Mahmoud al-Jaidah, a Qatari doctor employed by Qatar Petroleum, has now been held in the United Arab Emirates…
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Amnesty: Detained Qatari activists freed after a month without charge
Muhammad Issa al-Baker and Mansour bin Rashed al-Matroushi, the two men detained by Qatari authorities in March over a “threatening” letter delivered to the French embassy, have now been released…
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Amnesty International: Two detained Qatari activists on hunger strike
Two Qatari men are now on hunger strike after being held by authorities here for more than three weeks without charge, according to Amnesty International. The human rights group says Muhammad…
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As family frets, Qatari doctor’s detention in Dubai stretches on
As family frets, Qatari doctor’s detention in Dubai stretches on The virtual disappearance of a 52-year-old Qatar doctor who was arrested at Dubai airport last month is taking its toll…
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Qatari activists held for a week over ‘threatening’ letter to French embassy
Two local activists have been detained by Qatari authorities for a week now, apparently over a threatening letter submitted to the French embassy protesting the country’s intervention in Mali, but…
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Amnesty International: Two Qatari rights activists secretly detained
Local human rights activists Muhammad Issa al-Baker and Mansour bin Rashed al-Matroushi have been held “incommunicado” by Qatari authorities since Friday, according to Amnesty International. The international non-profit issued an…
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