Author Archives: abbas
Telesur: Human Rights Activists Condemn New UK Military Base in Bahrain
Members of parliament, as well as Bahraini activists, are protesting the move as it supports a... more
Bahrain: Human Rights Defenders Zainab and Maryam Al-Khawaja Sentenced To Prison in Separate Trials
On 01 December, Maryam Al-Khawaja was sentenced in absentia to one year imprisonment in Bahrain... more
Bahrain: Women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer released and immediately re-arrested
The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR)... more
Bahrain Security Forces Weaponize Tear Gas Canisters
25 November 2014 – On 19 November 2014, Yousif Badah attended a memorial event dedicated... more
Stateless in Bahrain: 52 Nationalities Revoked
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more
Bahrain: Mother and Her Child Detained On Freedom of Assembly Charges
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior continues to detain a mother and her premature son. –... more
Bahrain: Women targeted in mass arrests over “popular referendum”
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more
Inmate Reportedly Beaten to Death at Bahrain’s Central Prison
On 6 November 2014, 36 year-old Hasan Majeed al-Shaikh was found dead at Bahrain’s Jaw... more
The Observatory: Bahrain: Provisional release of Mr. Nabeel Rajab
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the release of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President... more
Award Winning Photographer Ammar Abdulrasool Sentenced to Two-Years Imprisonment
On 28 October 2014, a Bahraini court sentenced award winning photographer Ammar Abdulrasool to two... more