Category Archives: Arrests
BCHR: 22 Citizens Arrested in 1 Week, Court Rules Total of 140 Years of Imprisonment in 6 Cases
Head of the monitoring and documentation unit at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR),... more
64 Academics from 20 Countries Urge Ban Ki-moon to Interfere to Stop Oppression in Bahrain
A group of 64 researchers and academics from 20 different countries sent a letter to... more
Nabeel Rajab Held in Solitary Confinement in East Riffa Police Station
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights confirmed that the East Riffa prison authorities have placed... more
Member in UK Parliament Calls on FCO to Pressure on Bahrain to Release Nabeel Rajab
A member in the UK Parliament called on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to pressure... more
Bahrain Detains Leading Neurosurgeon
Neurosurgeon Dr. Taha Alderazi was due to perform an operation on Tuesday, but instead he was in Bahrain’s Dry Dock prison.... more
The Bahrain 13: One year since Index magazine sent to jailed academic and blogger
In August 2015, Index editor Rachael Jolley sent a copy of the magazine to jailed... more
Shiite Clerics in Bahrain Under Arrest, Constant Targeting of Authorities
The authorities have been increasing its targeting of Shiite clerics; while more than 15 religious... more
12 held for Bahrain demonstrations near Shiite cleric’s home
Bahrain’s state-run news agency says 12 people have been detained and charged with unlawful assembly... more
Concern over safety of incommunicado detention victim Shaker Hani
Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses concern over the ongoing incommunicado detention of Shaker Hani... more
GCHR: Bahrain: Authorities refuse to release Zainab Al-khawaja’s baby, risking his health while she is ill
On 22 May 2016, imprisoned human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja informed her family that she... more