Author Archives: abbas
European Parliament urges Bahrain’s King to lift Nabeel Rajab’s travel ban and drop charge
On 19 November 2015, Member of the European Parliament Mr. Pier Antonio Panzeri, together with... more
Bahraini Court Approves Capital Punishment of Torture Victims
16 November 2015 – London – Bahrain’s Court of Cassation today rejected the final appeal... more
Bahraini court upholds death sentence for torture victims
16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – Bahrain’s Court of Cassation today rejected the final... more
Shattering the Facade: A Report on Bahrain's Implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Four Years On
16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – The Bahraini government has only fully implemented two,... more
Al Salman demands Lifting the 11 months ban on Freedom of Assembly & allowing the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly visit Bahrain
Sheikh Maytham Al Salman the head of the Religious Freedom unit at BHRO called upon... more
Letter from Reema Shallan, Wife of Sheikh Ali Salman
The Figure of Dialogue and Tolerance Behind Bars, The Higher Criminal Court in Bahrain... more
Violence Against Journalists in Bahrain
C2 November 2015 – On this day in 2013, two French journalists were murdered in Mali.... more
Attacks on Muharram Ceremonies in Bahrain
29 October 2015 – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Americans for Democracy &... more
BCHR Joins Campaign to Mark Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Birthday with Call to Keep her Free
On 21 October 2015, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja could mark her 32nd birthday by... more
Bahrain postpones Ebrahim Sharif to November, opposition leader’s trial continues
12 October 2015, Bahrain – The courts today postponed Ebrahim Sharif’s trial to 12 November 2015.... more