Author Archives: abbas

The Bahraini Government Must Provide the Adequate Protection to all Human Rights Defenders

Beirut, 12 December, 2011 --- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights and the Bahrain Center... more

إمرأة بحرينية في السجن منذ أكثر من ثمانية أشهر بسبب إستماعها لأناشيد ثورية في سيارتها

محكمة عسكرية قضت بإدانة فضيلة المبارك في غياب محامي الدفاع بالرغم من جميع ما نُشر... more

Bahraini woman in jail for more than 8 months for playing revolutionary songs in her car

A Military court initially sentenced Fadhila Al Mubarak in absence of legal defense Despite all... more

NY Times Reporters briefly detained, tear gassed

On 09 Dec 2011, New York Times columnist Nick Kristof was detained by police while... more

Middle East Scholars Give Academic Freedom Award to Bahraini Resistance

[Washington, December 3, 2011] – The Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) awarded... more

Education International (EI): Bahrain: The situation for teachers remains concerning

09 December 2011 Education International (EI) has launched a new Urgent Action Appeal on Bahrain,... more

BYSHR: Ministry of Human Rights dissolves democratically elected board of directors of Bar Association

December 9th, 2011 Ministry of Human Rights dissolves democratically elected board of directors of Bar... more

Bahrain: ICRC to start visiting detainees

08-12-2011 News Release 11/255 Geneva/Kuwait (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)... more

Bahrain in CPJ Report: deaths of two journalists and imprisonment of blogger

Published December 8, 2011 NEW YORK The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide shot up more... more

Amnesty International: The nightmare faced by two teachers in Bahrain. It's why we Write for Rights

The terrifying threats. "We can do anything to you. Anything." Mocked, tortured, threatened. Forced to... more