Category Archives: Arrests

Bahrain: Journalist and blogger Ahmed Radhi detained hours after criticizing the regime over Twitter

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights condemns the arrest and ill-treatment of the journalist and... more

Bahraini detainees make telephone calls to their relatives at the Criminal Investigations Headquarters, and then disappear for days

The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights condemns the practices of the Interior Ministry, including its... more

RSF: Bahrain urged to release 12 detained news providers

Twelve news and information providers are currently detained in Bahrain. Many of them are photographers... more

National Press Club awardee held for past 18 months in Bahrain

Reporters Without Borders, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), Freedom House, Human... more

Front Line Defenders: One year prison sentence upheld against human rights defender Dr Saeed Al Samahiji

Posted on 08 April 2014 On 3 April 2014 a Bahraini Court of Appeal ruled... more

Bahrain: Enforced Disappearance of Mustafa Bahar

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over the wellbeing of Mustafa Bahar, who has... more

Enforced disappearances: UN expert group concerned about the high number of recent cases reported

GENEVA (16 May 2014) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances*... more

Bahrain: 14 Year-Old Shot And Killed By Police

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its utmost concern for the extra judicial killing... more

Reporters without borders – Bahrain: Blogger gets jail time for misusing information technology

    Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the 30-month jail sentence that a Bahraini... more

Bahrain: Shooting Victim Sentenced to 15 Years; Attacker Enjoys Impunity

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over the continued culture of impunity... more