Category Archives: General
Bahrain: Systematic pattern of obstacles to freedom of movement against human rights defenders
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International... more
Coalition: Bahrain should free Nabeel Rajab immediately
Prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who has been held behind bars in Bahrain for... more
Maitham Al-Salman: Bahraini Authorities’ Disregard of HRC Recommendations Goes against Bahrain’s Interests
Head of the Religious Freedoms Department at the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman,... more
Bahrain: End heightened crackdown on peaceful critics
The Bahraini authorities should halt immediately their heightened crackdown on peaceful critics and opponents, Amnesty... more
Bahrain gives 15-year jail sentence to two men connected with 2013 police bombing
The High Criminal Court in Bahrain has sentenced two Bahraini nationals to 15 years in... more
Bahrain: Alarming clampdown on the rights to freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly and movement
Since May 2016 Bahrain has seen an alarming intensification in the crackdown on the enjoyment... more
Enforced Disappearance: A Persistent Violation in Bahrain
On the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared, held annually on 30 August,... more
British police criticised for lack of transparency in Bahrain training deal
British police have been criticised for refusing to release details of an international deal to... more
UK Journalist to Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini Uprising Saw no Support despite Peaceful Nature
On the sidelines of “The International Conference in Support of the Yemeni People”, journalists and... more
Bahrain’s New Order
The political news emanating from the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain has come fast and... more