Category Archives: Attacks on activists
Summon of Nabeel Rajab for his tweets, Return of military trials and other news from Bahrain
23 August 2011 Nabeel Rajab President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights was summoned... more
Amnesty International: Bahrain must not try activists in military court
22 August 2011 The Bahraini authorities’ decision to try two prominent women activists in a... more
ANHRI: Arab governments target Twitter users; Bahraini rights activist summoned
(ANHRI/IFEX) - 20 August 2011 - ANHRI is deeply concerned over the targeting of Twitter... more
Bahrain frees Head of Nursing Society and Deputy Head Teachers Society
On 21 August 2011 Bahraini authorities released Rola al-Safar, the country’s top nursing official, and... more
HRF: Female Teacher on Hunger Strike in Bahrain Hospitalized
17 August 2011 By Human Rights Defenders Program Human Rights First In July, Human Rights... more
Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of Prof. Masaud Jahromi
August 16, 2011 Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about Professor Masaud Jahromi, Chairman... more
Mid East Posts: What to do About Bahrain? A Headache For Both Obama and Blatter
Written by James M. Dorsey US president Barak Obama and Sepp Blatter, the head of... more
Education International: Bahrain: Release detained teacher union leaders
11 August 2011 EI, together with Amnesty International, urgently calls on its member organisations to... more
ICRC: Health care in danger: making the case
10 Aug 2011 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday it... more
NPR: An Update With A Woman Caught In The Middle Of Bahrain’s Crackdown
Former MP Jawad Fairooz by EYDER PERALTA NPR Listen to the Story on NPR.org On... more