Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Bahrain: Arrest Of Leading Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab For Tweets

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: activist on trial for “insulting” Islamic figure: Nader Abdulemam

UA: 240/14 Index: MDE 11/031/2014 Bahrain Date: 25 September 2014 URGENT ACTION Bahraini activist Nader... more

Update: Bahrain: Prominent Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Ends His Hunger Strike

22 September 2014 – 29th day hunger strike – Updates AlKhawaja’s condition continues to deteriorate,... more

GCHR: Bahrain: Prominent human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja ends his hunger strike

The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the news that prominent human rights defender... more

NGOs Express Cautious Optimism over Release of Maryam al-Khawaja

18 SEPTEMBER 2014—GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Institute... more

Bahrain: Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel starts a hunger strike for Freedom

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express... more

UN experts urge Bahrain to release human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja

GENEVA (5 September 2014) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts has... more

OHCHR: Bahrain: Violations Of Public Freedoms And Targeting Of Human Rights Activists Remain Of Serious Concern

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Date: 5 September 2014... more

REDRESS: Maryam Al­Khawaja: Bahraini Human Rights Defender Must Be Immediately Released

London, 1 September 2014 – REDRESS strongly condemns the detention in Bahrain on Saturday 30... more

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maryam?

The Bahraini government faces a tricky choice in the coming days as it weighs the... more