Category Archives: Attacks on activists
UK must stop Bahrain’s reprisals against death penalty campaigner
The family of a UK resident who campaigns against the death penalty in Bahrain is... more
Index of Censorship – Bahrain: Rights activist facing two trials in March
Nabeel Rajab, co-founder and President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was set to... more
Bahrain courts postpone trial of HRD Nabeel Rajab, deny bail
21 February 2017 – This morning, the Government of Bahrain again postponed the two trials... more
Bahrain hit by protests on uprising anniversary
An explosion wounded two civilian passers-by in Bahrain, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, as... more
Bahrain protesters, police clash as island marks uprising
Anti-government protesters in Bahrain clashed with police on Tuesday as they marked the sixth anniversary... more
BAHRAIN: FEARS OF FURTHER VIOLENT CRACKDOWN ON UPRISING ANNIVERSARY
Authorities in Bahrain must refrain from using excessive force against protesters, Amnesty International urged as... more
IPI blasts Bahrain cases against Nabeel Rajab
The International Press Institute (IPI) today urged Bahrain to free prominent human rights defender Nabeel... more
BCHR launches Annual Report Bahrain 2016: A Series of Repressive Attacks against Rights and Human Rights Defenders
6 February 2017 – The Bahrain Center of Human Rights (BCHR) publishes today its 2016... more
Killers of Protesters Go Free, while their Families are Targeted and Sentenced to Prison Terms by Authorities
On 25 January 2017 a Bahraini court ruled to jail three parents of extrajudicial killing... more
Bahrain: Halt Violence against Protesters
In response to the Bahraini security forces firing live ammunition at peaceful protesters in Diraz,... more