Category Archives: Attacks on activists

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

Nabeel Rajab’s Trial Postponed for the Third Time, Today

Nabeel Rajab, leading human rights defender, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR),... more

Serious Concerns over Trial on 6 October of Prominent Bahraini Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

On 6 October 2016, the Bahrain High Criminal Court will hear the case of Nabeel... more

Human Rights Defenders Continuously Targeted by Bahraini Authorities, Despite Nonviolent Work

On the occasion of the International Day of Non-Violence, on 2 October 2016, the Bahrain... more