Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Latest Bahrain trials begin Tuesday

14 November 2011 Dr Kate Webb reports for the ITF on why November is going... more

AlJazeera: Bahraini activists: Seeking refuge in a storm

D. Parvaz - 12 Nov 2011 For a while, it seemed like there might be... more

Freedom House Policy Brief: Killing the Messenger: Bahrain’s Brutal Crackdown

By Courtney C. Radsch and Jennifer Gulbrandson 07 Nov 2011 Amid the political convulsions wracking... more

Bahrain: The continued harassment and persecution of the Medics

Beirut, 6 November, 2011 – Bahraini authorities has ordered doctors who treated injured protesters during... more

Hard Lessons in Democracy Building

Photo: Noor Alderazi - expelled student. By Brian Dooley Director, Human Rights Defenders - Human... more

In Praise of a Bahraini Police Officer

By Brian Dooley Director, Human Rights Defenders Program - Human Rights First 04 Nov 2011... more

Activists detained in Qurain Prison, are prisoners of conscience and must be released immediately

03 Nov 2011 Bahrain Center for human rights (BCHR) came to know that fourteen activists... more

Scholars at Risk issues urgent call for letters on behalf of Professor Masaud Jahromi of Bahrain

November 01, 2011 Scholars at Risk is gravely concerned for Professor Masaud Jahromi, Chairman of... more

HRF: Jaleela Al Salman Released, Countless Others Remain Jailed

November 1, 2011 Washington, DC— Human Rights First today expressed relief at reports that Jaleela... more

Dozens of Bahraini protesters lose their eyes due to the continued use of excessive force by the security forces

Direct targeting of the head and eye is the price of demanding legitimate rights Injured... more