Category Archives: Attacks on activists

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

CIHRS: Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab denied entry into Egypt

11 April 2012 The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) denounces the punishment policy... more

Amnesty Int’l: Jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s life in danger

10 April 2012 The Bahraini authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a prominent human rights... more

The Observatory: Bahrain: Detained human rights defender Abdulhadi Al Khawaja’s life in jeopardy

06 April 2012 The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the ongoing arbitrary... more