Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Bahrain: The continued harassment, intimidation, and persecution of the Medics by the government

Beirut, 29 January, 2012 – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights and Bahrain Centre for... more

HRF: Bahrain Denies Brian Dooley Entry

Dooley: Was it Something I Said? By Brian Dooley Director, Human Rights Defenders Program, Human... more

BYSHR: New Year in Bahrain Different: Systematic Violations Against Human Rights Activists

Hani Alqmich January 17th, 2012 On January 1, 2012, Mr. Hani Alqmich was injured in... more

HRW: Bahrain: Rights Activist Attacked

Prosecutor Backtracks on Throwing Out Disputed Confessions JANUARY 13, 2012 (Beirut) – Bahraini riot police... more

Amnesty International: Bahrain: Leading human rights activist describes riot police attack

9 January 2012 “The Bahraini security forces’ ongoing violent attacks on peaceful protesters fly in... more

Trial of Bahraini Medics is Still Flawed, Says PHR

Deputy director of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) barred from entering Bahrain to attend the... more

The Observatory: Repression of a peaceful protest – Human rights defenders at risk

7 January 2012 Paris-Geneva, January 7, 2012. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights... more

More information: Bahrain: Vicious Attack on Human Rights defender Nabeel Rajab

Photo showing bruises on face of Nabeel, via Adam Rajab Update- 8 Jan 2012 19:00... more

GCHR: Bahrain: The Government should stop targeting and harassing human rights defender Dr. Nada Dhaif and her family

31 December, 2011 --- The Gulf Centre for Human Rights would like to express in... more

More information: Zainab AlKhawaja beaten, dragged and arrested – Now Released

21 Dec 2011, Last Update 22:00 Bahrain police have released Zainab al-Khawaja and Masooma AlSayed... more