Category Archives: General

Bahrain Court Overturns Jail Term of Opposition Chief

Bahraini Court of Cassation overturned a nine-year jail term against opposition chief cleric Ali Salman,... more

“Al-Khashram”, Lawyer Assigned to Sheikh Qassim’s Case, Is the Bahraini Government’s Yes Man

What is the truth behind the events that took place on Monday (September 26, 2016)... more

Charles accused of not caring enough about the 'crushing of dissent' in Bahrain

The Prince of Wales has been accused by a human rights organisation of not caring... more

Authorities Release Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, Ask him to Return to Police Station to Finish Interrogation

The Bahraini authorities released on Monday (October 10, 2016) Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, Head of Religious... more

Bahrain’s New Approach in Dealing with UN: “Everything’s Over between Us”

Bahrain continues to express arrogance when addressing the United Nations. The Bahraini Minister of Foreign... more

Public Prosecution Detains Journalist Faisal Hayyat for 7 Days Pending Investigation

The Public Prosecution decided on Monday (October 10, 2016) to detain journalist Faisal Hayyat for... more

Authorities Prevent Shiites from Performing Biggest Friday Prayers in Diraz

Bahrain’s security forces prevented on Friday (October 7, 2016) the Shiite majority from performing the... more

Thousands Commemorate Ashura outside Bahraini Shiite Spiritual Leader's House

Thousands of Bahraini citizens continue to commemorate Ashura outside the house of Shiite majority spiritual... more

Bahrain detains man for "defamatory" sectarian tweet

Officials in Bahrain say a man has been detained for writing a post on Twitter... more

U.S. Government Urged to Link F-16 Sales to Bahrain to Release of Prominent Human Rights Defender

Human Rights First today urged the U.S. government to link the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to... more