Author Archives: Media Team

Freedom of Opinion and Expression in Bahrain: Where To?

Introduction The right to freedom of opinion and expression is one of the basic human... more

Mass Arrests during the Ashura Season in Bahrain

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the restriction of religious freedoms by the... more

Bahrain: Authorities should not take the Coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to restrict the freedom of religion

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its deep concern over the continued exposure... more

Ashura in Bahrain: Preventing freedoms and prohibiting “black flags”

Bahrain has been celebrating, since ancient times, the commemoration of “Ashura” with distinguished events and... more

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights: The ongoing targeting of lawyers

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its concern with the harassment, threats, unfair... more

Nelson Mandela International Day: Speak truth to power, raise the voices of the voiceless and offer hope where there is despair

By Asma Darwish- Advocacy Officer at BCHR Today, 18th of July, the global community rejoices... more

Ongoing Executions in Bahrain

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the death sentence recently issued by the... more

Bahrain Center for Human Rights: No freedom in Bahrain through the cyberspace

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the verdict against prominent human rights lawyer... more

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights issues a report entitled “Torture Survivors”

“Torture is a vicious attempt to break a person’s will”, as the United Nations Secretary-General... more

2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Bahrain

Executive Summary The constitution declares Islam to be the official religion and sharia to be... more