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