Category Archives: Attacks on activists
Human Rights Defender Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman at Risk of Arrest in Bahrain
The Bahraini authorities summoned the human rights defender and scholar Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman to be... more
Update: Further Deterioration in the Health of Nabeel Rajab
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is alarmed about information received regarding the further... more
Nabeel Rajab Trial Postponed a Second Time, Faces 15 Years Imprisonment Over Tweets
2 August 2016 – The High Criminal Court in Bahrain today postponed for the second... more
Index – Why is Nabeel Rajab a repeated target of the Bahraini authorities?
Nabeel Rajab, the Bahraini human rights activist and Index on Censorship award winner, is due... more
NGOs to Sec. Kerry: Send US Ambassador to Nabeel Rajab’s trial
1 August 2016 The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State... more
Amnesty International – Bahrain: Further information: Freed prisoner of conscience back in court: Ebrahim Sharif
Bahraini prisoner of conscience Ebrahim Sharif was released from Jaw prison having served a one-year... more
Human Rights Watch – Bahrain: Activist on Trial Over Twitter Comments
A Prominent Bahraini human rights activist faces up to 12 years in prison for criticizing... more
RSF condemns court’s decision to keep Nabeel Rajab in detention
After a court extended Bahrain Centre for Human Rights president Nabeel Rajab’s detention in connection... more
Bahrain wields travel curbs in crackdown on opponents-activists
After a border official stopped him leaving Bahrain last week, citing a security order, Mohammed... more
FIDH – High Criminal Court decided to postpone the trial of Mr. Nabeel Rajab
According to the information received, on July 12, 2016, the request for release filed by... more