Category Archives: Attacks on activists
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
Demonstrations Across Bahrain Commemorate Nasser Al-Ras’s Demise
Hundreds of Bahrainis took to the streets on Thursday (September 22, 2016) in commemoration of... more
Human Rights First – Meet Bahrain’s Awful Judges
In a Bahrain court yesterday Judge Ebrahim Al Zayed presided over a brief, few-minute hearing... more
US calls for release of Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab
The US State Department on Tuesday called for Rajab’s immediate release after The New York... more
Bahrain: London stands in solidarity with Nabeel Rajab on his birthday
On 1 September, English PEN joined fellow organisations and friends of human rights defender Nabeel... more
Arrested by a U.S. ally over tweets: NGOs call for freedom of Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab
A prominent human rights activist in a U.S.-allied country faces up to 15 years in... more
Bahrain NGOs Condemn Reprisals against HRDs for UN Engagement
2 September 2016—In the past two weeks, the Bahraini government has prevented a number of... more
Prisoners inside the state: Bahrain grounds Nedal Al-Salman from traveling to UN
IFEX member Nedal Al-Salman was prevented from leaving the country on 29 August, and informed... more