Category Archives: Arrests

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Female activist detained: Seddiqa al-Basri

UA: 221/13 Index: MDE 11/033/2013 Bahrain Date: 16 August 2013 URGENT ACTION Seddiqa al-Basri, a... more

Bahrain: Fatima AlKhawaja, from Injured Victim to Accused Defendent

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its grave concern about the ongoing escalating... more

Bahrain: Abduljabbar Ahmed: Abducted from his Office, Held at the Criminal Investigations Department

Family of AbdulJabbar Ahmed is concerned about the fate of their son and demand his... more

Bahrain: 51 Bloggers Demand the Release of Bahrain’s Mohammed Hassan

“Tell them about how you’re never really a whole person if you remain silent.” –... more

VOICES: Bahrain’s Lost Boys

Mahmood has not slept at home in eight months. His younger brother has not slept... more

Amnesty Int’l: Bahrain: Social media activists risk torture in Bahrain

UA: 206/13 Index: MDE 11/028/2013 Bahrain Date: 2 August 2013 URGENT ACTION: social media activists risk... more

Update: Bahrain: Enforced Disappearance of a Blogger and an Award Winning Photojournalist

Update – 3 Aug 2013 In an escalation against citizen journalists ahead of the planned... more

Bahrain: Suffering from a Severe Form of Sickle Cell Disease, Ali AlQassab Forced to Confess Under Duress

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is gravely concerned in regards to the ongoing... more

Blind Bahraini prisoner launches hunger strike

By: Yumna Marwan Published Wednesday, July 24, 2013 A blind Bahraini prisoner began a hunger strike Wednesday... more

Bahrain: After Arbitrary and Violent Arrest, Prisoners with Special Needs Denied Adequate Medical Treatment

Prisoner suffering from visual impairment goes on hunger strike to protest ill-treatment   The Bahrain... more