Category Archives: Restrictive laws
Bahrain Moves to Restrict Digital Journalism
The Rio Olympics are the perfect example of the dwindling power of traditional media and... more
Bahrain Government Takes Direct Control over Internet through Central System that Blocks Websites
The Bahraini authorities announced that telecommunications companies in Bahrain that provide internet services are obliged... more
Bahrain Hits Civil Society Leaders with Travel Bans
The United States really should react to these reprisals forcefully, publicly and quickly. Around 20... more
Stanford CDDRL calls on the Bahraini authorities to release travel ban on Sheikh Al Salman
Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law calls on the Bahraini... more
Within Three Days, Bahrain Courts Revoke Citizenship of 33 People
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) strongly condemns the government of Bahrain’s increasing use... more
Human Rights First: Bahrain’s Selective Separation of Religion from Politics
Human Rights First has published a post on a law amendment passed by the Bahrain’s parliament... more
Sheikh Maytham Al Salman Clarifies Blasphemy Laws in Bahrain
In this video, Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman explains... more
Bahraini Authorities Violate the Right to Privacy and Suppress Freedom of Expression
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its deep concern at the Bahraini authorities’... more
Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship Revocation, as Pattern of Discrimination Continue
Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship Revocation, as Pattern of Discrimination Continues... more
Bahrain Deports Another Man Whose Citizenship Was Revoked
The Bahraini authorities have deported Husain Khairallah, whose citizenship was revoked in 2012. This is... more