Category Archives: Arrests
Bahrain Sentences 2 People to Death on Terror Charges
A court in Bahrain on Wednesday sentenced two people to death on terror charges and... more
Bahrain Sentences Three to Death for ‘Terrorism’, Bomb Attacks
A Bahraini court sentenced three Shi’ite Muslim men to death on Thursday after they were... more
Injured man and another 11 persons subjected to incommunicado detention, the new norm in Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is deeply concerned about the recent alarming increase... more
Britain ignores Bahrain’s human rights record to pursue business interests with dictatorship
Britain’s multi-million pound trade and aid strategy for programs in Bahrain needs exposed as the... more
Bahrain: Activist Back in Detention: Nader Abdulemam
Bahraini activist Nader Abdulemam was arrested on 18 February and taken to Jaw prison to... more
20 arrested as Bahrain approves military trial of civilians
Bahraini police have arrested 20 people in a crackdown on Shiite villages, as legislators approved... more
Bahrain: Arrest Powers Restored to Abusive Agency
Bahrain has restored arrest and investigatory powers to an intelligence agency that conducted “terrorizing” house... more
Authorities in Bahrain arbitrarily arrest a man with learning difficulties amid allegations of torture
Since 13 December 2016, Kumail Ahmed Hamida, who suffers from learning difficulties, has been in... more
Bahrain’s New Year of Oppression
The Bahraini authorities are starting 2017 with more oppression and practising human rights violations against... more
Bahrain: Ongoing Incommunicado Detention of Two Detainees in Absence of Known Official Charges
Two men have been detained incommunicado in Bahrain for months. For nearly three months, since... more