Category Archives: Attacks on activists
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
HRW: Bahrain: Drop Charges Against Rights Activists
Wrong Time for US to Resume Arms Sales MAY 15, 2012 (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities... more
Amnesty Int’l Urgent Action: Verdict approaching in Bahrain medics’ case
Further information on UA: 296/11 Index: MDE 11/031/2012 Bahrain Date: 15 May 2012 The verdict... more
FIDH’s International Board Demands the Immediate Release of its Deputy Secretary General Nabeel Rajab
13 May 2012 The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on the occasion of its... more
Article 19: Call for Bahrain to Release Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab
10 May 2012 ARTICLE 19 condemns the arrest of human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, director... more
Front Line Defenders: Bahrain: Arrest, detention and trial of human rights defender Mr Nabeel Rajab
11 May 2012 On the evening of 5 May 2012, prominent human rights defender Mr... more
CIHRS: Learning from the worst dictators: Human rights defenders under severe attack in Bahrain
07 May 2012 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) demands the immediate release... more
Bahrain Authorities Continue to Detain, Target and Harass Human Rights Defenders
BCHR President Nabeel Rajab Arrested Last Update: 07 May 2012 Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab,... more