Author Archives: abbas
Bahrain: Right to Defense Denied, Mother of Two Sentenced to Prison in Politically Motivated Trial
01 FEB 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern regarding judicial... more
RSF: 2013 World Press Freedom Index: Dashed Hopes After Spring
“Arab spring” uprisings caused a lot of movements in the Press Freedom Index in 2011... more
Bahrain: Victim of excessive force sentenced to 6 months imprisonment despite need for continued medical treatment
Photo: Mohamed Al Jazeeri (17 years old) 28 January 2013 Mohamed AlJazeeri (17 years old)... more
Bahrain: An 8 year-old-boy and an 87 year-old man; Two Victims in One Month of the Tear Gas Collective Punishment
Photo: Left: Habeeb Ebrahim, Right : Qassim Habib Date: 27 January 2013 The Bahrain Center... more
RSF: BAHRAIN – Authorities cracking down hard on news providers again
28 Jan 2013 Reporters Without Borders voices renewed concern about news providers in Bahrain, in... more
Bahrain: Defender Al-Muhafdha going back to court tomorrow, leading human rights defenders remain in jail
28 January 2013 The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Centre for... more
Bahrain: Few Days after Call for Dialogue, 43 people arrested for protesting in Manama
27 Jan 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over the continued... more
Bahrain: Brother of Victim of Extra-Judicial Killing Kidnapped and Tortured by Police to Force Him to Work as an Informer
26 Jan 2013 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern over the... more
FrontLine Defenders 2013 Annual Report
24 Jan 2013 In Bahrain, more than a year after the publication of the Bahrain... more
Bahrain: Fearing Midnight House Raids, 5 Young Women Turn Themselves in to Serve Prison Sentence for Protesting
Top Row From Left: Aqeela Al-Muqabi, Fatima Al-Nainon Bottom Row From Left: Zainab Duhaim, Khadija... more