Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Rights groups condemn police violence in Diraz

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more

Nabeel Rajab must be immediately and unconditionally released

H.E. Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais Wilson 52... more

Open Letter from MEPs on Human Rights in Bahrain

19 December 2016 Dear Ms. Mogherini, We are writing to urge you to take action... more

Wikipedia and Guessing: Basis of Charges Against Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

15 December 2016 Lawyer’s memorandum in the defense of Nabeel Rajab (Unofficial translation from Arabic):... more

GCHR – Human rights defender Ghada Jamsheer freed from prison, allowed to work off remainder of her sentence

Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer was freed on 12 December after four... more

Serious Concerns over the Continuous Unlawful Detention of Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is greatly concerned at the prolongued detention of its... more

The Guardian – Cross-party MPs urge Boris Johnson to call for Bahrain activist’s release

More than 20 MPs from seven parties in the UK parliament have urged the British... more

Index – Bahrain: Parliamentary pressure mounts on Theresa May to call for Nabeel Rajab’s release

Parliamentarians today joined in calling on the UK government to call for the release of... more

Survivor’s guilt and loneliness: the life of an activist in exile

The first time I had to leave Bahrain, I was given 24 hours to do so... more

Bahrain: Release Rights Activist

Bahraini authorities should immediately release the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, Human Rights Watch said... more