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Amnesty International: Bahrain: Leading human rights activist describes riot police attack
9 January 2012 “The Bahraini security forces’ ongoing violent attacks on peaceful protesters fly in... more
Trial of Bahraini Medics is Still Flawed, Says PHR
Deputy director of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) barred from entering Bahrain to attend the... more
BBC: Bahrain unrest: policeman jailed for joining protests
9 January 2012 A military court in Bahrain has sentenced a policeman to more than... more
The Observatory: Repression of a peaceful protest – Human rights defenders at risk
7 January 2012 Paris-Geneva, January 7, 2012. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights... more
More information: Bahrain: Vicious Attack on Human Rights defender Nabeel Rajab
Photo showing bruises on face of Nabeel, via Adam Rajab Update- 8 Jan 2012 19:00... more
مراسلون بلا حدود: استمرار الاعتداءات ضد الصحافيين بالرغم من وعود السلطات
7 يناير 2012 تدين مراسلون بلا حدود بشدة الاعتداءات وأعمال الترهيب التي تستمر قوات الأمن... more
Despite Government’s Promises, Journalists Continue To Be Harassed And Attacked
7 January 2012 Reporters Without Borders deplores the way the Bahraini security forces continue to... more
Amnesty International: Fresh reports of torture are yet another blow to Bahrain’s promises of reform
06 Jan 2012 Fresh reports of the torture of an 18-year old student in detention... more
URGENT APPEAL: Hassan Oun’s life in danger
Injured, Arrested, tortured Threatened with rape and death After speaking to rights defenders about his... more
Bahraini woman killed by gov’t tear gas
03 Jan 2012 A Bahraini woman, Fakhria Jassim AlSakran, 55-year-old, has been killed in the... more