Author Archives: abbas
University students sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and ongoing sham trials
14 March 2012 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its grave concern over the... more
«مراسلون بلاحدود»: البحرين تنضم لقائمة الدولة المعادية للإنترنت
الوسط - محرر الشئون المحلية صنفت منظمة مراسلون بلا حدود مملكة البحرين ضمن الدول المعادية... more
Reporters Without Borders names Bahrain ‘enemy of Internet’ for its crackdown on bloggers
12 MARCH 2012 Excerpts from the full report Bahrain and Belarus move from “under surveillance”... more
On World Day Against Cyber Censorship: Continued Censorship in Bahrain, freedom of Speech Alert!
March 12, 2012 On World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Bahrain continues its violations and repressive... more
IFEX: Forty-five rights groups call on King to free Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, whose life is at risk in prison
(BCHR/IFEX) - 5 March 2012 - The following is a letter by 45 IFEX members... more
Human rights defenders in Bahrain: heroes of a forgotten revolution
On Monday, February 27, 2012, the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)... more
Amnesty International: Urgent Action: Teenager arrested, risks torture in Bahrain
28 Feb 2012 A Kuwaiti teenager arrested in Bahrain on 12 February 2012 is currently... more
HRF: Bahrain Regime Postpones Medics Case Again
February 27, 2012 Washington, DC – Today, the 20 Bahrain medics who were detained, tortured... more
CPJ Report: Attacks on the press in 2011
KEY DEVELOPMENTS » Press freedom conditions hit their worst point since Bahrain gained its independence... more
GCHR: Open appeal to the king of Bahrain and the Bahraini government to release human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
Beirut, 25 February 2012 -- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights appeals to the King... more