Author Archives: abbas

Education International: Bahrain: Release detained teacher union leaders

11 August 2011 EI, together with Amnesty International, urgently calls on its member organisations to... more

Al Jazeera: Bahrain: The social media battle continues

The battle over Bahrain’s future is raging online between government loyalists and opposition supporters. It’s... more

ICRC: Health care in danger: making the case

10 Aug 2011 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday it... more

NPR: An Update With A Woman Caught In The Middle Of Bahrain’s Crackdown

Former MP Jawad Fairooz by EYDER PERALTA NPR Listen to the Story on NPR.org On... more

الاتحاد الدولي للتعليم يطالب بإطلاق سراح المعلمين المعتقلين

الوسط - أماني المسقطي وجه الاتحاد الدولي للتعليم يوم أمس الخميس (11 أغسطس/ آب 2011)... more

The New York Times: What Happened to My Bahrain Friend

By Nicholas Kristof 9 August 2011 I wrote recently about an old friend, Hasan al-Sahaf,... more

Reuters: Some freed Bahrain detainees to be tried – former MP

Left to right: Lawyer Mohamed AlTajer and former MP Jawad Fairouz after releasing them. Aug... more

The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Statement

10th Aug 2011 In view of the fact that certain statements made by chairman of... more

Reply of the Head of the Bahraini Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) to the BCHR Open Letter

August 9, 2011 Mr. Nabeel Rajab President Bahrain Center for Human Rights Dear Mr. Rajab,... more

Updates on Bahrain: two police men on trial, released prisoners allege torture and a detained doctor transferred to the ICU

Dr. Saeed AlSamaheeji 09 August 2011 Bassiouni explains his comments and gives more details about... more