Category Archives: Attacks on activists

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

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