Author Archives: abbas

UK’s largest teacher’s union calls for release of detained Bahrain teachers

09 Feb 2012 The General Secretary of (National Union of Teachers), UK's largest teacher's union,... more

HRF: International Media Shut Out of Bahrain as Anniversary Approaches

February 7, 2012 Washington, DC – Today, a number of prominent journalists have reported on... more

Bahrain refuses journalists seeking to cover protest anniversary

Archive Photo: National Guard arrest Wall Street Journal reporter March 16, 2011 February 7, 2012... more

Update: Health of Activists and political prisoners on hunger strike deteriorate

05 Feb 2012 - Update The 14 activist and prisoners have ended their hunger strike... more

FIDH: Ongoing repression against political prisonners

2 February 2012 FIDH expresses its utmost concern about acts of continued repression on political... more

ANHRI: Bahrain: Activist's sentence upheld; others await trial

(ANHRI/IFEX) – 1 February 2012 – Today, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)... more

رابطة الصحافة البحرينية تستنكر محاكمة الإعلامي وحيد البلوشي والصحافية ريم خليفة أمام المحاكم الجنائية

لندن، 31/1/2012: تعلن رابطة الصحافة البحرينية – وهي رابطة تعنى بالدفاع عن الإعلاميين البحرينيين ومقرها... more

Amnesty: Bahrain must release woman activist convicted for listening to 'revolutionary' music

30 January 2012 The Bahraini authorities must release the first woman activist to be convicted... more

Front Line: Bahrain: Abdulhadi Al Khawaja and 13 other prisoners start hunger strike

30 Jan 2012 On 29 January 2012 human rights defender Abdulhadi Al Khawaja and 13... more

Bahrain: The continued harassment, intimidation, and persecution of the Medics by the government

Beirut, 29 January, 2012 – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights and Bahrain Centre for... more