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Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain authorities arrest yet another child

UA: 268/13 Index: MDE 11/045/2013 Bahrain Date: 27 September 2013 URGENT ACTION In a month... more

Bahrain’s main prison overcrowded: Report

Manama: Bahrain’s main prison is operating at 33 per cent over capacity and authorities should... more

Bahrain: Abdulhadi Abdulla: Arbitrarily Abducted and Forced to Sign Confessions Under Duress

  The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its grave concern over the security... more

Bahrain Court Sentences 50 Defendants, Including Human Rights Defenders, Under Terrorism Law, and Reduces Sentence For Two Police Officers Convicted of Torturing Detainee to Death

The Fouth High Criminal Court sentenced today political detainees, including activists and an human rights defenders,... more

End targeting of human rights defenders and political dissidents in Bahrain!

  The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned about the unfair sentences which are... more

Amnesty Int’l: US national gets 10 years after unfair trial

UA: 264/13 Index: MDE 11/044/2013 Bahrain Date: 25 September 2013 URGENT ACTION us national gets... more

Freedom House: Bahrain’s Crackdown on Dissent Continues: Political Opposition Figure Arrested

Freedom House is concerned by reports that Khalil Marzouq, a former lawmaker and leading member... more

Bahrain- Verdict expected on 29 September in case of Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel by court that fails to live up to fair trial standards

The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR)... more

Bahrain: Arrest of a Victim Who Sought Justice Against Abusive Policeman at Court

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses concern over the reprisals that are brought against... more

Bahrain: US Citizen Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

The BCHR is deeply concerned over the news that Taqi Al-Maidan, (twenty-five years old) who is... more