Author Archives: abbas
BCHR Condemns Bahraini Authorities’ Continued Targeting of Human Rights Defenders
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expressed on the International Day of Non-Violence, marked October... more
Courts Postpone Sentencing of Nabeel Rajab to 31 October – Unfair Trial and Arbitrary Detention Continues
6 October 2016 – A Bahraini high criminal court today postponed the sentencing of Nabeel... more
U.S. Government Urged to Link F-16 Sales to Bahrain to Release of Prominent Human Rights Defender
Human Rights First today urged the U.S. government to link the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to... more
Nabeel Rajab’s Trial Postponed for the Third Time, Today
Nabeel Rajab, leading human rights defender, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR),... more
HRW: Why No Outcry Over Nabeel Rajab?
In January 2014, Stephen Colbert interviewed Human Rights Watch’s executive director Ken Roth and asked him who... more
Serious Concerns over Trial on 6 October of Prominent Bahraini Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab
On 6 October 2016, the Bahrain High Criminal Court will hear the case of Nabeel... more
Bahrain top court rejects release of opposition chief
Bahrain’s top court rejected Monday a request to release Shiite opposition chief cleric Ali Salman,... more
One Torturer to Another: Kissinger Honors Bahrain FM With Award
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger—known for orchestrating bloody coups and wars—awarded Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs... more
Lockheed's Jet Sale to Bahrain Blocked for Human Rights Violations
The Obama administration has told Congress it won’t complete approval for Bahrain to buy as... more
Nabeel Rajab to undergo surgery on Monday
Bahrain Mirror: The president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab will undergo a... more