Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Grant access to detainees

Posted on » Thursday, October 07, 2010 BAHRAIN must grant access to detainees arrested during... more

UK asks Bahrain to give access for UN Special Rapporteurs on Torture and Arbitrary Detention

(As Received) 6 Oct 2010 In a significant development, the British Government called for the... more

The Bahraini government pursues defenders from other Gulf countries for their education in human rights in Bahrain

After disbanding the board of directors of the only licensed human rights organization The human... more

The Observatory: Obstacles to freedom of movement and violations to freedom of association in Bahrain

1 October 2010 The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources that Mr. Nabeel Rajab,... more

Al-Wefaq: Terror allegations unfounded, hurting country

Sep 30, 2010 Manama, Bahrain - Bahraini government allegations against a group of its Shiite... more

BBC2: Newsnight -Bahrain’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists [VIDEO]

This report covers the Bahraini governments crackdown on human rights activists including Ja'afar Hasabi -... more

Bahrain: Elections Signal Deep Social Tensions

by Finian Cunningham September 27, 2010 As Bahrain enters its third election since the beginning... more

Bahrain Crackdown Could Hurt Shi’ite Moderates

September 28, 2010 MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's crackdown against the Shi'ite opposition before a parliamentary... more

Bahrain: Front Line Mission to Bahrain raises new concerns about the risk of torture for imprisoned human rights defenders

and political activists 2010/09/29 Vincent Forest, Head of the EU office of Front Line -... more

HRW: Bahrain: Rescind Travel Ban on Rights Defenders

September 29, 2010 (New York) - Bahrain should immediately rescind a travel ban against prominent... more