Author Archives: abbas
On Eve of UN Resolution for Internet Freedom: Websites blocked, Internet Disrupted, and Social Media Posts Continue to Lead to Arrests in Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is highly concerned with the authorities’ restrictions on... more
Human Rights First: Bahrain Should Release Dissidents Jailed for Free Expression Immediately
Last week the State Department released its long overdue assessment of Bahrain’s implementation of the... more
In response to government repression Bahrainis hold mass sit-in in Diraz
Government of Bahrain revoked the citizenship of Sheikh Isa Qassim, one of Bahrain’s most prominent... more
Senators press State Department to rethink Bahrain aid
Washington (CNN)A bipartisan group of senators wants the State Department to reconsider military aid to... more
Leading Bahraini activist returned to jail as eight stripped of citizenship
Bahrain’s leading human rights activist was transferred back to jail on Wednesday despite being in... more
OMCT: Bahrain: Deterioration of the medical conditions of Nabeel Rajab
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the... more
Amnesty International: Bahrain: Further Information: Nabeel Rajab’s trial date set for 12 July
Prisoner of conscience Nabeel Rajab was told on 26 June that his trial will begin... more
Index: Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab hospitalised after 15 days in solitary confinement
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned by news that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab... more
BCHR President Nabeel Rajab Transferred to Hospital, Following Decline in Health
[Update: 29 June 2016 – The authorities transported Rajab back to the police station although... more
Faces of Torture in Bahrain
On the 27th of June, BCHR participated in the event – the International Day in... more