Category Archives: Freedom of expression
Bahrain – Prominent opposition figure charged for tweets ‘inciting hatred’ against government
The Bahraini authorities have once again displayed their ruthless determination to silence activists and crush... more
BAHRAIN: Political Opposition Leader Ebrahim Sharif Charged With "Inciting Hatred"
20 March 2017 – Political opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif was today charged with “inciting hatred... more
Human Rights Watch: Activist's Speech-Charges Trial to Resume
The trial of the prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is scheduled to resume on February... more
Activist faces prison for saying journalists are banned from Bahrain
Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab is facing a lengthy prison sentence simply for stating... more
Nabeel Rajab Absent from First Court Hearing Held over Charge of Disseminating False News
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s third minor court started on Monday (January 23, 2017) looking into the... more
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