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