Category Archives: Press

Media in Bahrain: Constrained & a Propaganda Tool for the Government

Media overview in Bahrain Between 1939 and 1940, Bahrain witnessed the opening of its first... more

Three inspiring leaders of the human rights movement, Laureates of the 2022 Martin Ennals Award

Three driving forces of the human rights movement are the Laureates of the 2022 Martin... more

On 2022: Let us heal!

It is another year arriving, and for 2022 we are hanging on hope and are... more

Bahraini Journalist Nazeeha Saeed is Announced a Winner at the Arab Journalism Competition

Yesterday, the 23rd of September 2021, the Mohamed Hassanein Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism announced... more

Rights Groups Urge Bahrain to Release Dr Abduljalil Al Singace, Jailed Academic on Hunger Strike

Bahrain Centre for Human Rights alongside 16 leading human rights groups including Amnesty International, Scholars... more

Press in Bahrain: Restricting the Word & Blocking Freedom

On World Press Freedom Day, Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) held a webinar addressing... more

On Press Freedom Day: No to laws that violate freedoms

Bahrain ranked 168 in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index according to Reporters Without Borders.... more

Bahrain: Mass arrests after the death of the Prime Minister

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its deep concern about the latest arrests... more

Press in Bahrain: Silencing and Absence of Freedoms

On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, celebrated... more

Journalism Is Not a Crime

Today, 2 November, marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which... more