Category Archives: Attacks on activists
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
BAHRAIN: Court postpones verdict for human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, facing up to 15 years in jail
Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab remains jailed for his alleged tweets and his human... more
Bahrain: Joint Press Release: Court postpones verdict for human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, facing up to 15 years in jail
Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab remains jailed for his alleged tweets and his human... more
Index – Bahrain: Trial of Nabeel Rajab postponed until 15 December
The trial of prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab – president of the Bahrain... more
Bahrain prevents family of dissident from flying to London to join him
Officials in Bahrain have prevented the wife and infant son of a London-based dissident from... more
Visionary, Defiant and Resilient: Bahrain’s Dissenting Women
The Gulf State of Bahrain is known for its extravagance. Gloating over multi-million dollar investments... more
Journalist and Social Media Activist Arrested after Writing Critical Letter to Minister of Interior about Torture Suffered in 2011
10 October 2016 – Bahraini authorities arrested journalist and social media activist Faisal Hayyat yesterday... 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