Category Archives: Freedom of expression

Bahrain is still hounding its Shia

A SAGGING rope, haphazard barricades—and fear. That is all it has taken to keep Diraz,... more

Bahrain Lifts Ban Preventing Newspaper from Posting Online

Bahraini authorities have lifted a ban preventing independent newspaper Al-Wasat from publishing online. The official... more

Leading Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab in Court Again on a New Trial

On 19 January 2017, the public prosecution transferred the case of detained leading human rights... more

CPJ calls on Bahrain to allow Al-Wasat to publish freely

New York, January 17, 2017–The government of Bahrain should rescind an order suspending the online... more

Truth, lies and a voice under threat in Bahrain

I have known Mansoor al-Jamri, the editor-in-chief of Bahrain’s Al Wasat newspaper for many years.... more

Bahrain Bans Paper from Publishing Online After Protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahraini authorities ordered an independent newspaper to stop publishing... more

Trial of Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya’s Reporter Nazeeha Saeed Begins Monday

On 16 January 2017, a Bahraini court will begin hearing the trial of the correspondent... more

Al-Muhafda: Activist Nabeel Rajab Denies Circulations Attributed to him on Social Media about Jaw Incident

Bahrain Mirror: Yusuf Al-Muhafda, deputy head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), denied... more

OHCHR expressing concerns on Nabeel Rajab's ongoing prosecution

We are seriously concerned about the ongoing prosecution of Nabeel Rajab, a co-founder of the... more

Court postpones verdict for the fifth time for human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, facing up to 15 years in jail

Paris-Geneva, December 15, 2016 – For the fifth time in a row, Court postpones verdict... more