Category Archives: Attacks on activists
BAHRAINI OPPOSITION MEMBER AT RISK OF TORTURE: NIZAR AL-QARI
On 5 May, Nizar al-Qari, a member of the opposition party al-Wefaq, was arrested and... more
Widespread Reprisals against Activists Ahead of UPR
Bahraini authorities have initiated a new campaign of reprisals against political activists, human rights defenders,... more
Bahrain bars civil society from participating in the UPR review
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is highly concerned about the recent move by the... more
Foreign Office silent over alleged UK training of Bahraini forces’ shooting of teenager
Mustafa Hamdan dies of head wound after police shooting by security forces trained and overseen... more
Bahrain Regime Targets Families of Dissidents in Fresh Reprisals
Maybe Washington’s allies in the Bahraini regime learned the art of reprisals from their old... more
Human Rights Activist: Bahrain, Backed by U.S., is Targeting My Family
In early March, a group of masked men accompanied by police officers arrested my brother-in-law in Bahrain. Three... more
HRC 34: Swiss Intervention, General debate (item 4)
On 14 March at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland... more
Bahrain targets families of human rights defenders to intimidate them
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is gravely concerned about recent attempts by the... more
Bahrain: Activist’s Family Targeted
Bahraini authorities are apparently targeting the family members of a prominent Bahraini activist in retribution... more
Exiled Bahraini activist’s family ‘detained as revenge’
Family members of a London-based Bahraini activist have reportedly been arrested on the Gulf island... more