Category Archives: Attacks on activists
The Guardian – Cross-party MPs urge Boris Johnson to call for Bahrain activist’s release
More than 20 MPs from seven parties in the UK parliament have urged the British... more
Index – Bahrain: Parliamentary pressure mounts on Theresa May to call for Nabeel Rajab’s release
Parliamentarians today joined in calling on the UK government to call for the release of... more
Survivor’s guilt and loneliness: the life of an activist in exile
The first time I had to leave Bahrain, I was given 24 hours to do so... more
Bahrain: Release Rights Activist
Bahraini authorities should immediately release the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, Human Rights Watch said... more
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