Author Archives: abbas

Prince Charles urged to highlight cases of Bahraini activists

Amnesty International has urged UK royal Prince Charles to highlight the cause of jailed Bahraini... more

Prince Charles Arrives in Bahrain Tuesday Despites Opposing Campaigns by Rights Organizations

The German News Agency reported that British Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, will arrive in... more

Two Weeks of No Contact: Sayed Alawi Hussain Alawi Another Victim of Enforced Disappearance in Bahrain

As of 6 November 2016, Sayed Alawi Hussain Alawi has been forcibly disappeared for two... more

Bahrain: briefing ahead of Prince Charles’ visit

Ahead of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall’s visit next week to... more

BAHRAIN: FURTHER INFORMATION: BAHRAINI OPPOSITION LEADER’S RETRIAL DATE SET

On 17 October the Cassation Court rejected the Appeal Court’s decision to extend the opposition... more

Prince Charles under pressure to raise human rights abuses as he arrives in Bahrain for opening of £30m naval base

Prince Charles is under pressure to raise the issue of torture and human rights abuses... more

UN Report: “The Assault on Reporting”

A journalist investigates corruption at the highest levels of her Government and soon finds herself... more

Saudi Arabia appoints Bahraini judge involved in Arab Spring crackdown to investigate alleged war crimes in Yemen

Saudi Arabia has appointed a Bahraini national accused of overseeing torture and unfairly sentencing Arab Spring protesters to... more

BAHRAIN: Court postpones verdict for human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, facing up to 15 years in jail

Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab remains jailed for his alleged tweets and his human... more

Journalist Faisal Hayyat Facing Prison for “Defamatory” Tweets

3 November 2016 – Journalist Faisal Hayyat appeared in court today on charges related to... more