Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Bahrain: Another Activist Subjected to Enforced Disappearance : Environmental Activist Mohamed Jawad

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over escalating attacks on human rights... more

Bahrain: Imprisoned human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja harassed while receiving medical care

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

BBC: Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab denied early release

BBC- A Bahraini court has rejected a request for early release from the jailed human... more

The Observatory: Bahrain: The court’s decision not to grant Nabeel Rajab an early release is flawed

Paris-Geneva, December 4, 2013.  Two days ago, the Bahraini Court of Appeals refused to grant Mr.... more

I’ve Been Forced into Exile for Defending Human Rights in My Home Country, Bahrain

I am not going back to my country.  It was one of the hardest decisions... more

Front Line Defenders: Bahrain: International Human Rights Organisations Call for Release of Nabeel Rajab

Front Line Defenders joined other international and Bahraini human rights organisations in calling for the... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Human rights activist arrested for speech: Hussain Jawad

UA: 318/13 Index: MDE 11/056/2013 Bahrain Date: 26 November 2013 Bahraini human rights activist Hussain... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: End prison ordeal for Nabeel Rajab immediately

Bahrain’s authorities must immediately release Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist jailed for taking... more

THE OBSERVATORY: BAHRAIN: The UN finds the detention of Nabeel Rajab as arbitrary; it is urgent to release him

Paris-Geneva, November 27, 2013. The detention of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for... more

Bahrain judicial system continues to hammer human rights defenders with prison orders

The Gulf Center for Human Rights and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights express concern... more