Category Archives: Restrictive laws

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

Bahraini Authorities Introduce Additional Oppressive Laws

Since the 2011 uprising, the Government of Bahrain has introduced laws granting authorities the ability... more

Champions for Justice: Bahrain’s Student Prisoners

Since 2011, students and children in Bahrain have faced arbitrary charges and detention related to... more

Suspension of Newspaper: Further Threats to Freedom of Press in Bahrain

(Updated – 7 August 2015 12:00 AM) Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the... more

Bahrain: Ailing human rights defenders Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace and Naji Fateel not receiving medical support in prison

More than four months since a crackdown on protests took place in Jaw Prison, the... more

NGOs Express Concern that Bahrain Anti-Terrorism Amendment Permits Human Rights Violations

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

Stateless in Bahrain: 52 Nationalities Revoked

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

Bahrain: Revoking citizenship, a new tool to punish activists and combat freedom of expression

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern at the adoption by the... more

HRW – Bahrain: Citizenship Rights Stripped Away

(Beirut) – Ten people whose Bahraini citizenship was withdrawn without due process are facing deportation... more