Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Bahraini Court Issues Two New Death Sentences Amid Torture Allegations

8 June 2017 – Bahraini courts sentenced two victims of torture to death on Tuesday amid... more

Bahrain must end arbitrary suspension of independent newspaper

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is among fifteen campaigners who today raised alarm over... more

Zeid calls for investigation of protester deaths in Bahrain

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on the... more

Bahrain follows Trump trip with dissent crackdown

Authorities in Bahrain have clamped down on dissent in the wake of US President Donald... more

Urgent Appeal: Rights activists and bloggers are tortured and forced to suspend and resign from their activities

The year 2017 began with many political repercussions in Bahrain and far from any reform... more

Trump’s foreign trip will have dangerous consequences. They’ve already begun.

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S distorted foreign policy was exemplified this week in the contrast between his meeting... more

Situation in Bahrain

“The recent clashes between security forces and civilians in Duraz village in northwest Bahrain, resulting... more

91 Seconds Spell Disaster For Bahrain

The clip is only a minute and a half, but the White House video of... more

Administration Urged to Condemn Attacks on Protesters in Bahrain

Human Rights First today called on the Trump Administration to condemn the actions of Bahraini... more

Five Killed, Hundreds Hurt After Protesters Clash With Bahraini Police

Bahraini forces clashed with Shiite Muslim protesters, killing five people and wounding hundreds of others... more