Category Archives: General
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
Bahrain top court rejects release of opposition chief
Bahrain’s top court rejected Monday a request to release Shiite opposition chief cleric Ali Salman,... more
One Torturer to Another: Kissinger Honors Bahrain FM With Award
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger—known for orchestrating bloody coups and wars—awarded Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs... more
Lockheed's Jet Sale to Bahrain Blocked for Human Rights Violations
The Obama administration has told Congress it won’t complete approval for Bahrain to buy as... more
Nabeel Rajab to undergo surgery on Monday
Bahrain Mirror: The president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab will undergo a... more
BCHR at HRC33: Bahrain Hostile to OHCHR's Cooperation Programs
On 29 September Asma Darwish, Advocacy Officer at the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) delivered an... more
Bahraini FM Denies Targeting Shiites, Says Gov’t Knows Better about Country than UN
The Bahraini Foreign Minister, Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, denied the existence of any measures... more
Prominent HR Activist Nabeel Rajab to be Transferred to Deplorable Prison by "Force"
Adam Rajab, son of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, said that the detention... more