Category Archives: Restrictive laws

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Bahrain Deports Another Man Whose Citizenship Was Revoked

The Bahraini authorities have deported Husain Khairallah, whose citizenship was revoked in 2012.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

NGOs condemn death sentences in Bahrain after record year

8 January 2016 — Bahraini and international NGOs strongly condemn the repeated use of the... more

Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Travel Ban on Rights Activist

(Beirut) – An arbitrary travel ban is preventing a prominent rights activist from leaving Bahrain. The... more