Category Archives: Attacks on activists

THE OBSERVATORY: Denial of entry into Bahrain and arbitrary detention of Ms. Maryam Al-Khawaja

URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY BHR 002 / 0914 / OBS 075 Travel restrictions /... more

Amnesty Int’l: Deep concern about arrest of Bahraini female human rights activist

Amnesty International is deeply concerned about the detention of prominent human rights activist, Maryam Al-Khawaja,... more

HRW Dispatches: Time to Stand up for Bahrain’s Dissidents

Many Bahraini activists have borne the brunt of their government’s unjust laws, unfair convictions and... more

MEPs call for the immediate release of Maryam Al-Khawaja, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and all those wrongfully imprisoned in Bahrain

Brussels, 04 September 2014 – We, Members of the European Parliament, call for the immediate... more

Denmark: Meeting between concerned NGOs and Danish Foreign Minister

We were received on a short notice yesterday by the Danish Foreign Minister, Mr. Martin... more

Bahrain: Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain; Could Face Lengthy Prison Sentence

(31 August 2014) – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center... more

Leading Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Detained Upon Arrival to Bahrain

–UPDATE– The authorities have stated that Maryam Al-Khawaja will appear before a judge on the... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Opposition activist on hunger strike: Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

UA: 166/14 Index: MDE 11/023/2014 Bahrain Date: 29 August 2014 URGENT ACTION Prisoner of conscience... more

Leaked Data Suggests Bahrain’s Government Hacked Its Own Fact-Finding Commission

Leaked internal documents allegedly belonging to UK-based surveillance software company Gamma International suggest that Bahrain’s... more

Bahrain Watch: Bahrain Government Hacked Lawyers and Activists with UK Spyware

New evidence has emerged suggesting that the Bahraini government infected the computers of some of... more