Author Archives: abbas
Rights groups blast sentence against Bahrain Shiite activist
Human rights groups are sharply criticizing a Bahraini appeal court’s ruling upholding a nine-year prison... more
Bahrain court upholds 9-year prison term for opposition chief
A Bahraini court has upheld a nine-year prison term imposed on the country’s most prominent... more
Attacks on Civil Society Discussion Event ahead of Nabeel Rajab’s Trial on 15 December
Marking the United Nations’ International Human Rights Day on 10 December, representatives of the Bahrain... more
BAHRAIN: OPPOSITION LEADER CONDEMNED TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING UNFAIR AND ARBITRARY VERDICT
A nine year prison sentence against the Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali SalmaAlin, was upheld... more
Roundtable Session in Berlin on Bahrain’s Deteriorating Human Rights Situation: 1153 Detainees in 2016
Participants in a roundtable session in the German capital Berlin said that Bahrain has arrested... more
Boris Johnson must urge Gulf to end child death sentences – Reprieve
The Foreign Secretary has been urged to use a visit to the Gulf today to... more
Survivor's guilt and loneliness: the life of an activist in exile
The first time I had to leave Bahrain, I was given 24 hours to do so... more
Survivor’s guilt and loneliness: the life of an activist in exile
The first time I had to leave Bahrain, I was given 24 hours to do so... more
Bahrain: Release Rights Activist
Bahraini authorities should immediately release the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, Human Rights Watch said... more
Bahrain Al Wefaq Head Ali Salman’s Unfair 9-Year Sentence Upheld
An appeals court today upheld the arbitrary 9-year sentence against opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman... more