Category Archives: Attacks on activists
IHRC: Action Alert: Bahrain – Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace and Co-Defendants Face Uncertain Future
23 AUGUST 2011 Concerns are raised over the future of Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace and his... more
Bloomberg: Torture in Bahrain Becomes Routine With Help From Nokia Siemens
By Vernon Silver and Ben Elgin - Aug 23, 2011 Bloomberg Markets Magazine The interrogation... more
ITUC: Bahrain’s Anti-union Repression
23 August 2011: The authorities in Bahrain are stepping up repression of the country’s trade... more
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