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Women's groups accuse Bahrain of cutting funds on political grounds

Government slashes aid to 18 NGOs due to budget crisis and blocks foreign funding, leaving... more

Abdulhadi Al Khawaja Sentenced Five Years Ago Today

In Bahrain the past month has been marred with travel bans, attacks on opposition figures,... more

Further Security measures and arrests to control protests as crackdown on activism is heightened in Bahrain

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the Bahraini authorities’ continued crackdown on peaceful... more

Bahreïn révoque la citoyenneté du chef de file de la communauté chiite

Les autorités bahreïniennes ont, encore une fois, pris de nouvelles mesures de répression à l’encontre... more

UN criticizes repression in Bahrain, urges dialogue

A UN special adviser sharply criticized Bahrain’s government Wednesday for repressing opponents and revoking the... more

U.S., UN Criticize Bahrain’s Repression Of Shi’a, Stalled Reforms

The United States and a United Nations special adviser sharply criticized Bahrain for repressing Shi’a... more

US: BAHRAIN FALLS SHORT ON POLITICAL, HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bahrain has fallen short in implementing a series of political and human... more

Bahrain’s launch of Shiite crackdown jeopardizes its security

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Bahrain aims to end years of instability with a crackdown... more

MEPs send a letter to EU Representative on the re-arrest of Nabeel Rajab and the current situation in Bahrain

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights would like to thank the Members of the European... more

Sheikh Isa Qassim: What lies behind Bahrain’s latest opposition crackdown?

The story of Bahrain‘s 14 February uprising in 2011 can be told in four broad... more