Category Archives: Restrictive laws
FRIDE: Bahrain: Reaching a Threshold
03/07/2008 By Edward Burke Bahrain’s top-down reforms, initiated by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in... more
BCHR: Media coverage of elections marred by self-censorship, political pressure, exclusion of voices and blocking of Internet
(BCHR/IFEX) - The following is an abridged 3 May 2008 BCHR press release: On World... more
Universal Periodic Review of the State of Bahrain- Human Rights Watch's Submission to the Human Rights Council
April 7, 2008 The government has done little to institutionalize in law protection of basic... more
Aafaq Obtains Video Clips of Suspected "Fedayeen of Saddam" in Bahrain
Manama- Aafaq.org Aafaq has received video clips of the recent clashes between Bahraini protestors and... more
GDN: Appeal to drop activist's case
By Geoffrey bew Published: 20th December 2007 AN international organisation has backed calls for legal... more
AP: Hundreds of Bahraini Shiites clash with riot police on coronation day
Hundreds of Bahraini Shiites clash with riot police on coronation day 2007-12-17 22:27:40 - MANAMA,... more
BCHR: Authorities reinforce sweeping media ban, Internet censorship on controversial report
(BCHR/IFEX) - A statement by the Higher Criminal Court on 27 November 2007 affirmed the... more
GDN: Book snub slammed by activists
Published: 26th October 2007 HUMAN rights activists and journalists have condemned the authorities for allegedly... more
BCHR/IFEX Flash – Bahraini Authorities Ban an Academic Publication
Bahraini Authorities Ban an Academic Publication Country/Topic: Bahrain Date: 20 October 2007 Source: Bahrain Center... more
Call to lift ban on 'The Kingdom'
By GEOFFREY BEW Published: 21 October 2007 A GROUP of human rights activists in Bahrain... more