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