Category Archives: Attacks on activists
NGOs call for an end to reprisals against human rights defenders as Nabeel Rajab arrested and Bahraini rights defenders banned from travel to Geneva
As the 32nd Session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opened in Geneva on... more
Bahrain: fresh arrest of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is ‘alarming’
Responding to news that the prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested in Bahrain... more
My release is not a sign of change for Bahrain’s regime
When fellow revolutionaries and activists had to flee Bahrain, I was always grateful not to... more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights criticised increasing Bahrain repression of rights
13 June 2016 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights today warned that repression... more
Bahrain Arrests Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab, NGOs demand immediate release
13 June 2016- Bahrain security forces arrested leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, President of... more
Freed From Prison, Zainab al-Khawaja Flees Bahrain
A political dissident from Bahrain, who was recently released from prison after the government there... more
Bahrain Authorities Prevent Civil Society Members and Human Rights Defenders from Participating in UN HRC 32
The undersigned NGO’s are seriously alarmed with Bahrain’s imposition of travel bans against human rights... more
GCHR: Bahrain: Zainab Al-Khawaja forced to leave her country or risk indefinite detention
On 06 June 2016, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja and her two children, Jude and... more
Amnesty International: Ibrahim Karimi Sentenced to Prison
From Amnesty International Ibrahim Karimi has been sentenced to two years and one month... more
Amnesty International: Activist Sentenced to One Year in Jail
From Amnesty International Bahraini activist Dr Sa’eed al-Samahiji was sentenced to one year in... more