Category Archives: Attacks on activists

HRW: Bahrain: Activist Detained for Twitter Comments

Nabeel Rajab Jailed After Saying Prime Minister Should Step Down JUNE 11, 2012 (Beirut) –... more

Update: Bahrain: Detention of leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab extended

Update: 13 June 2012 On 13 June the detention of Nabeel Rajab was extended until... more

HRF: Targeting of Bahraini Human Rights Defenders Intensifies

By Brian Dooley Human Rights Defenders 12 June 2012 The Bahraini government’s crackdown has no... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahraini Human Rights Activist Rearrested, Nabeel Rajab

URGENT ACTION 08 June 2012 Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested again... more

Bahrain: Prominent human rights lawyer Mohammed Al-Tajer targeted due to his human rights activities

Beirut, 5 June 2012 -- The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), the Bahrain Center... more

HRF: Bahraini Human Rights Defender’s Letter Smuggled Out of Prison

05 June 2012 By Brian Dooley Director, Human Rights Defenders Human Rights First has obtained... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain urged to free remaining prisoners of conscience

29 May 2012 Bahrain must immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International... more

Bahrain activist Al-Khawaja to end hunger strike

28 May 2012 Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is to end his 110-day hunger... more

Amnesty International: Bahrain: Bail set for prominent activist but no release

URGENT ACTION 23 May 2012 On 20 May a Bahraini court granted bail to the... more

One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens

18 May 2012 (Gulf Centre for Human Rights and Bahrain Centre for Human Rights) -... more