Author Archives: abbas
Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja: 6 years served of life sentence
On 22 June 2017 human rights defender and BCHR’s former President Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has spent... more
BCHR’s President Nabeel Rajab faces worsening mistreatment, denied access to lawyers and family
The Bahraini authorities should immediately ensure that the President of Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more
Duraz Remains Under Siege One Year Later
On 20 June 2016, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) revoked the citizenship of a top... more
U.N. Experts Warn Repression in Bahrain Will Breed Unrest
GENEVA — A crackdown on human rights in Bahrain, including a resumption of executions and... more
Bahrain: Only Independent Newspaper Shut Down
(Beirut) – Bahraini authorities on June 4, 2017, ordered the immediate indefinite suspension of... more
Bahrain must end worsening human rights clampdown, UN experts say
GENEVA (16 June 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights experts has urged... more
Defence lawyers walk out of top Bahraini activist trial
Lawyers for a leading Bahraini human rights activist walked out of court after their... more
London protest marks a year in prison for Nabeel Rajab
Representatives from Index on Censorship, English Pen, Reporters without Borders, Amnesty International, the Bahrain... more
Arbitrary pre-trial detention of Nabeel Rajab set to continue past one year as trials postponed
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) remains deeply concerned about the ongoing pre-trial detention... more
The world is watching – Bahrain must release Nabeel Rajab
IFEX member Nabeel Rajab has endured 1 year in pre-trial detention, with a further possibility... more