Category Archives: Attacks on activists
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
Travel ban against human rights defender Nedal Al-Salman
On 29 August 2016, human rights defender Ms Nedal Al-Salman was banned from travelling to... more
Frequent Target: BCHR’s Human Rights Defenders Subject to Continuous Governmental Reprisals
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is deeply concerned over the continued targeting of... more
Bahrain: Gov’t Prosecutes Religious Freedoms Advocate Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman and Rights Activist Al-Derazi for “Illegal Gathering”
15 August 2016 – Bahrain’s authorities today charged with illegal gathering the human rights defender... more