Category Archives: Attacks on activists
Freedom House: Bahrain Must Release Activist Nabeel Rajab
07 May 2012 Freedom House calls for the release of Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab who... more
Bahrain: The government of Bahrain must release all detained human rights defenders immediately and unconditionally
Detention and ill-treatment of Human Rights Defender Zainab Al-Khawaja 30 April 2012 Beirut, 30 April,... more
MEP Ana Gomes denied a visa and turned back at airport in Bahrain
As received- Brussels, 29th of April 2012 - Ana Gomes, Member of the European Parliament... more
Amnesty International: Bahrain: Daughter Of Hunger Striker Arrested
25 April 2012 URGENT ACTION Bahraini activist Zainab A l-Khawaja was arrested on 21 April... more
Bahrain: authorities should provide a ‘proof of life’ to confirm that Al-Khawaja on day 78 of hunger strike is still alive
26 April 2012 On the 78th Day of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s hunger strike in Bahrain, Front... more
Amnesty International: Bahrain court delays ‘toying with hunger striker’s life’
23 April 2012 The postponement of the appeals trial for 14 jailed opposition activists is... more
Race day of F1 Grand Prix: Protests around Bahrain suppressed while peaceful protesters, activists & journalists arrested
Left to Right: Dr Alaa Shehabi, one of the arrested women at the BIC, Jonathan... more
Bahraini authorities escalate crackdown on human rights activists ahead of F1
Left: Nabeel Rajab, Right: Said Yousif Al Mahafdha 18 April 2012 In an attempt to... more
Declaration by High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU concerning the situation of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 17 April 2012 8822/12 PRESSE 155 The EU expresses its serious and... more
Bahrain: UN human rights experts urge immediate release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
GENEVA (13 April 2012) – Four United Nations human rights experts on Friday urged the... more