Author Archives: abbas
Prisoners inside the state: Bahrain grounds Nedal Al-Salman from traveling to UN
IFEX member Nedal Al-Salman was prevented from leaving the country on 29 August, and informed... more
Maitham Al-Salman: Bahraini Authorities’ Disregard of HRC Recommendations Goes against Bahrain’s Interests
Head of the Religious Freedoms Department at the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman,... more
Bahrain: End heightened crackdown on peaceful critics
The Bahraini authorities should halt immediately their heightened crackdown on peaceful critics and opponents, Amnesty... more
Two-Year Prison Term Handed down to Head of Highest Shiite Religious Institution in Bahrain
A Bahraini court sentenced on Wednesday (August 31, 2016) Shiite cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal, the... more
Bahrain gives 15-year jail sentence to two men connected with 2013 police bombing
The High Criminal Court in Bahrain has sentenced two Bahraini nationals to 15 years in... more
UK Police Criticized for Lack of Transparency in Bahrain & Saudi Training Deals
The British College of Policing (CoP) which sets standards for UK Police Officers and also... more
Bahrain Moves to Restrict Digital Journalism
The Rio Olympics are the perfect example of the dwindling power of traditional media and... more
Index award winners and judges call for release of Bahraini campaigner
Playwright David Hare, author Monica Ali, comedian Shazia Mirza, MP Keir Starmer and Nobel laureate... more
String of Bahraini prison sentences issued against Shiites
Courts in Bahrain have issued a string of guilty verdicts against Shiite activists and clerics,... more
Digital Rights Derailed in Bahrain: BCHR Releases Report on Restricting and Criminalizing of Freedoms Online
Today, 31 August 2016, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) published a new report... more