Author Archives: abbas

Aljazeera: Autopsy finds torture behind Bahrain drowning

Report exclusively obtained by Al Jazeera says 23-year-old had been electrically tortured before drowning in... more

HRW: Bahrain: Drop Charges Against Rights Activists

Wrong Time for US to Resume Arms Sales MAY 15, 2012 (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities... more

Amnesty Int’l Urgent Action: Verdict approaching in Bahrain medics’ case

Further information on UA: 296/11 Index: MDE 11/031/2012 Bahrain Date: 15 May 2012 The verdict... more

FIDH’s International Board Demands the Immediate Release of its Deputy Secretary General Nabeel Rajab

13 May 2012 The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on the occasion of its... more

Article 19: Call for Bahrain to Release Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

10 May 2012 ARTICLE 19 condemns the arrest of human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, director... more

Front Line Defenders: Bahrain: Arrest, detention and trial of human rights defender Mr Nabeel Rajab

11 May 2012 On the evening of 5 May 2012, prominent human rights defender Mr... more

CIHRS: Learning from the worst dictators: Human rights defenders under severe attack in Bahrain

07 May 2012 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) demands the immediate release... more

Bahrain Authorities Continue to Detain, Target and Harass Human Rights Defenders

BCHR President Nabeel Rajab Arrested Last Update: 07 May 2012 Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab,... more

Bahrain on "Freedom of the Press 2012"

07 May 2012 Bahrain Status: Not Free Legal Environment: 28 Political Environment: 35 Economic Environment:... more

Bahraini Government Withdraws Permission For Visit By Freedom Of Expression NGOs

06 MAY 2012 Freedom House condemns the Bahraini government’s sudden and unjustified decision to revoke... more