Category Archives: Attacks on activists

Bahrain’s prosecution orders seven-day detention of Nabeel Rajab over politically-motivated charges

29 December 2016 – The public prosecution in Bahrain today interrogated human rights defender Nabeel... more

Bahrain’s Prosecution Detains Nabeel Rajab Despite Court-Ordered Release

28 December 2016 – A Bahraini court earlier today ordered the provisional release of human... more

Bahraini Authorities refer Nabeel Rajab to Prosecution for Letter Published in Le Monde

21 December 2016 – Bahraini authorities have today interrogated imprisoned human rights defender Nabeel Rajab... more

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