Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Bahrain continues crackdown on Shi’ite opposition

By Ben Birnbaum The Washington Times Eid ul-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of... more

Bahrain’s Electoral Campaign Starts to Ignite comments

Fred Lawson September 15, 2010 Campaigning for elections in Bahrain is typically combative, but this... more

Pro-democracy protest held in Bahrain

Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:40PM Amid increasing pressure on Shias in Bahrain, hundreds of people... more

Bahrain returns to the bad old days

A crackdown on Shia opposition figures ahead of elections threatens the long-term stability of this... more

Protest against Bahrain terror arrests

James Calderwood, Foreign Correspondent September 13. 2010 MANAMA // The families of Shiites arrested for... more

Bahrain proves that in politics, at least, size doesn’t matter

By: The Economist Posted: 14/09/2010 LIKE many island states, Bahrain is more complicated than its... more

Bahrain: Update – Public Prosecutor denies processing case of detained human rights defender Ali Abdulemam

Posted on 2010/09/23 Front Line is gravely concerned that the Prosecutor General of Bahrain has... more

BAHRAIN: Observatory For The Protection Of Human Rights Defenders Annual Report 2010

Political context Despite the commitments taken by the authorities and the recommendations made by the... more

To the International Community:Your Silence over Rising Repression in Bahrain Encourages Oppression & Fosters Political Violence

A statement signed by 26 NGOs 22/09/2010 The undersigned organizations are deeply concerned about and... more

Human Rights Defenders Expose Bahraini Government Violations at UN Side Event

View Photos of the event 22/09/2010 Today, September 22nd, The Cairo Institute for Human Rights... more