Author Archives: abbas

Bahrain: Detained Photographer Hussein Hubail Brought To Court Amid Deliberate Neglect To His Health Condition

Despite the Authories’ claim of respecting freedom of expression, Hubail and Al-Noaimi before court on... more

RSF's Letter to US Defense Secretary ahead of Manama Dialogue

Reporters Without Borders wrote to US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on December 2 to share... more

BBC: Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab denied early release

BBC- A Bahraini court has rejected a request for early release from the jailed human... more

The Observatory: Bahrain: The court’s decision not to grant Nabeel Rajab an early release is flawed

Paris-Geneva, December 4, 2013.  Two days ago, the Bahraini Court of Appeals refused to grant Mr.... more

I’ve Been Forced into Exile for Defending Human Rights in My Home Country, Bahrain

I am not going back to my country.  It was one of the hardest decisions... more

Bahrain: Urgent Appeal: Imprisoned political leader Abdulwahhab Hussain Still Suffering from lack of Adequate Medical Attention

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights reiterates its calls to provide the imprisoned political leader... more

Front Line Defenders: Bahrain: International Human Rights Organisations Call for Release of Nabeel Rajab

Front Line Defenders joined other international and Bahraini human rights organisations in calling for the... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Human rights activist arrested for speech: Hussain Jawad

UA: 318/13 Index: MDE 11/056/2013 Bahrain Date: 26 November 2013 Bahraini human rights activist Hussain... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: End prison ordeal for Nabeel Rajab immediately

Bahrain’s authorities must immediately release Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist jailed for taking... more

THE OBSERVATORY: BAHRAIN: The UN finds the detention of Nabeel Rajab as arbitrary; it is urgent to release him

Paris-Geneva, November 27, 2013. The detention of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for... more