Category Archives: Arrests

UN Experts’ Joint Communication to Bahrain Government on Tortured HRDs Sentenced to Life

On 3 May 2021, Mary Lawlor who is the Special Rapporteur on the situation of... more

UN expert alarmed by prolonged detention of human rights defenders in Bahrain

A UN expert called on Bahrain to immediately release three human rights defenders suffering long... more

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) renews its call and urges the Bahraini government to immediately release all activists

The authorities in Bahrain began at dawn, on Wednesday 11 March 2020, for several days,... more

NGOs Raise Concern Over Forcibly Disappeared Sayed Alawi

TO: Ministry of Interior Ombudsman 10th Floor, Bronze Towers Building 204, Road 2803, Block 428... more

Bahrain charges activist with ‘terrorism’

Bahrain has slapped terrorism charges on an activist who tweeted criticism of the government’s treatment... more

Terrorism charges against human rights activist Ebtisam al-Saegh condemned

The Bahraini authorities’ decision to bring terrorism charges against Ebtisam al-Saegh, a human rights activist... more

Bahrain: Human rights defender charged with terrorism

The Bahraini authorities’ decision to bring terrorism charges against Ebtissam al-Saegh, a human rights defender... more

Rights group: Bahraini activist charged under terrorism law

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Bahraini rights group says a female activist has... more

Bahrain: Further information: Detained defender interrogated continuously: Ebtisam al-Saegh

Bahraini human rights defender, Ebtisam al-Saegh, has been under continuous and lengthy interrogation since her... more

Free Woman Human Rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh

The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition calls for the immediate and unconditional release of... more