Author Archives: abbas
English PEN: Bahrain: Activist and blogger Abdul-Jalil Alsingace sentenced to life imprisonment
22 June 2011 English PEN is shocked by the life sentence handed down to academic... more
President of the European Parliament on the trial against doctors in Bahrain
Brussels - Tuesday 21/06/2011 The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, made the following... more
Update – Hundreds on military trials for exercising their legitimate right of peaceful assembly and expression
Bahrain Center issues a list of those facing military trails since the declaration of the... more
The Independent: Bahraini leadership faces new claims that torture took place in hospital
Group says suspected protesters – and doctors and nurses who treated them – have been... more
CIHRS: International community fails to address human rights crisis in Bahrain
UN Human Rights Council: Double-standards tarnish positive initiatives at international rights body (Geneva – 17... more
ILO Director-General condemned business groups for intimidating union leaders in Bahrain
June 20, 2011 The Director-General of the ILO condemned the public call by the Joint... more
Bahrain expels a freelance journalist from kingdom
19 June 2011 Freelance journalist Finian Cunningham was ordered out of Bahrain on 18 June... more
Fahad Desmukh: Spare us Bahrain’s sudden ‘concern’ for its Asian expat workers
Published on guardian.co.uk by Fahad Desmukh 18 June 2011 Since the Bahraini regime launched its... more
Bahrain: Authorities targeting anyone who talks to the media with arrest and prosecution
18 Jun 2011 Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its extreme concern over the... more
RSF: Crackdown continues in Bahrain
16 JUNE 2011 BAHRAIN Regime officials have reportedly taken over the Facebook and Twitter pages... more