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