Category Archives: Attacks on activists
Bahrain: Human rights defender Husain Radhi expecting a verdict for “illegal assembly”
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR)... more
Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison
20 January 2015 – Today, a Bahraini court sentenced human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to... more
Verdict Expected for Nabeel Rajab 20 January, NGOs Call for Charges to be Dropped
19 January 2015 – On 20 January, a verdict is expected in the trial of... more
16 NGOs Urge International Community to Pressure Bahrain to Drop Charges against Nabeel Rajab
15 January 2015 – This week, 16 human rights organisations have written to 47 States... more
NGOs Condemn Sentencing of Former Opposition MP Sayed Jameel Kadhem
14 January 2015 – Yesterday, Bahrain’s lower criminal court sentenced former Bahraini Member of Parliament,... more
Bahrain: Release leading opposition figure
Amnesty International today called on the Bahraini authorities to drop the charges against a leading... more
Bahrain: Human Rights Defender Mohammed Al-Maskati Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, and... more
UN High Commissioner Statement on the Arrest of Sheikh Ali Salman
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 30... more
UN experts urge Bahrain to drop charges against women activists
29 December 2014 – A group of United Nations human rights experts are urging the... more
NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Al-Wefaq General-Secretary Shaikh Ali Salman
On 28 December 2014, Bahraini authorities arrested Shaikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq Political Society.... more