Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Front Line: Bahrain: Human rights defenders may face unfair trial after security clampdown

As the trial of 11 human rights defenders and other political activists gets underway in... more

Bahrain: UPDATE- Trial date set for Ali Abdulemam and 10 other human rights defenders currently in prison in Bahrain

18 October 2010 Further to the Urgent Appeal issued on 6 September 2010, Front Line... more

FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Bahrain

By Frederik Richter MANAMA | Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:01am EDT MANAMA Oct 20 (Reuters)... more

HRW: Bahrain: Elections to Take Place Amid Crackdown

Civil Society, Media Under Assault; US Government Avoids Public Comment What we are seeing in... more

Bahrain on the edge

Christopher M Davidson and Kristian Coates-Ulrichsen, 19 October 2010 The politics of a small Persian... more

The Real Bahrain : Judging from Ali Abdulemam’s fate, the country is reverting to its repressive past

A woman holds a picture of jailed Bahraini blogger Ali Abdulemam during a sit-in at... more

Tense Political Climate Precedes Vote In Bahrain

October 12, 2010 The tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain is holding parliamentary elections in... more

A Statement by Members of Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) about their Stance of Parliamentary and Municipal Elections 2010

13 October 2010 Members of Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) aasures that their society has... more

Bahrain’s pre-election jitters – Backward steps: A Gulf monarchy’s experiment in controlled democracy is looking shaky

Oct 14th 2010 | MANAMA ALMOST every day since mid-August, the Bahraini authorities have sent... more

Amnesty International: Bahrain authorities must allow detainees access to lawyers

13 October 2010 Amnesty International has called on the Bahraini authorities to allow political opposition... more