Category Archives: Attacks on activists

17 malicious cases and jail terms for 96-years for prisoner of conscience, Sheikh Mohammed Habib Almiqdad

Sign read: The Arbitary arrests confirms government floundering 27 Oct 2011 Increasing issues and evidence... more

European Parliament: Human rights resolutions: Tibet, Bahrain, Syria

27 Oct 2011 Bahrain: halt the violence and release the prisoners Parliament condemns the repression... more

The Observatory 2011 Report on Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the world – Bahrain

25 Oct 2011 2011 is the 14th year that an Annual Report is produced by... more

Statement by the Lawyer of the Bahraini Medics regarding the Start of the Hearings before the Criminal High Court of Appeal

23 Oct 2011 The Criminal High Court of Appeal yesterday, 23rd October 2011, held its... more

HRW: Bahrain: Medics Describe Torture in Detention

Appeals Court Should Void Flawed Convictions OCTOBER 21, 2011 (Beirut) – Medical staff convicted by... more

Activists Continue to Take Stand in Bahrain Despite Hostile Crackdown

19 Oct 2011 By Brian Dooley Director, Human Rights Defenders Program Human Rights First Standing... more

Al Jazeera: Two weeks in Bahrain’s military courts

The families of six of the hundreds of people given long jail sentences speak out... more

HRF: Tortured Bahraini Women Show Why U.S. Arms Sale Must Stop

18 Oct 2011 In this special edition of FirstCast, we feature the voices of two... more

Amnesty International: Fears for Bahraini teacher after pre-dawn arrest

18 October 2011 There are fears for the safety of a former vice-president of the... more

Jaleela Al Salman, VP Bahrain Teachers Association, re-arrested at 3 AM without a warrant

Today on October 18 at 3:00am, Mrs. Jaleela Al Salman, Vice President of Bahrain Teachers... more