Category Archives: General
The 27th UPR Session in Geneva on Bahrain’s Human Rights Record
Report about the The 27th UPR Session in Geneva on Bahrain’s Human Rights Record. In... more
Taking out the trash: UK foreign office report heaps praise on Bahrain
Index on Censorship welcomes UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson’s interest in human rights. The UK... more
How the assault on independent media in Bahrain silenced a trusted regional watchdog
Last month in Bahrain, one of the Gulf region’s few truly independent media outlets, Al... more
RSF calls for Bahraini journalist’s conviction to be overturned
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Bahraini authorities to overturn journalist Nazeeha Saeed’s conviction on... more
The Middle East needs 'more independent media, not less'
The Bahraini government recently shuttered the country’s only independent newspaper. Exiled journalist Nazeeha Saeed writes... more
Bahrain authorities must rescind decision to close only independent newspaper Al-Wasat and cease all-out campaign to end independent reporting
Amnesty International calls on the Bahraini authorities to rescind their arbitrary decision to close the... more
In Bahrain, Human Rights Situation Deteriorating
Although Bahrain’s 2011 uprising, which saw Shiites targeted and protesters violently silenced, seems a long... more
Overview of the human rights violations in Bahrain: Jan-June 2017
The first six months of 2017 have seen increasing instances of intimidation and reprisals against... more
Bahrain is stripping dissidents of their citizenship, and the U.S. is silent
The tiny island kingdom of Bahrain is increasingly turning to a particularly draconian tool of... more
Ending reprisals against those who cooperate with the United Nations in the field of human rights
In April 2017, two situations occured that prevented civil society from participating in human rights... more