Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Please, Theresa May, save my husband from death in Bahrain

My husband, Mohammed Ramadan, is due to be executed in Bahrain any day now. Our three... more

Attacks on Civil Society – BCHR Event in Berlin on 8 December

On 8 December the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), would like to invite you... more

Bahrain Must Cease Judicial Harassment of Faisal Hayyat and Other Bahraini Journalists

45 human rights organizations have signed a letter asking King Hamad to immediately and unconditionally... more

To silence dissidents, Gulf states are revoking their citizenship

SINCE the small Gulf states became independent from Britain in the latter half of the... more

UK gov’t urged to call for release of Bahraini activist

The UK government should call for the release of a prominent Bahraini political activist who... more

Bahraini Authorities Continue Crackdown on Activists: More Human Rights Defenders and BCHR Members Face Reprisals

16 November 2016 – In the past few days, the Bahraini authorities have summoned at... more

UK and US concerned at arrest of politician after Prince Charles visit to Bahrain

The British government is to raise concerns with the Bahraini government over the arrest of... more

Bahrain Travel Bans Reveal Insecurity

First, Bahraini authorities hit human rights defender Nabeel Rajab with charges for writing an oped in the... more

Index of Censorship – Bahrain charges Ebrahim Sharif for AP interview after Prince Charles visit

Bahrain’s public prosecution on Sunday 13 November charged leading opposition politician Ebrahim Sharif under article 165 of... more

Bahrain Charges Ebrahim Sharif for AP Interview After Prince Charles Visit

UPDATE: 14 November 2016, 2:00pm EST – The United States Department of State has called... more