Category Archives: Freedom of expression
BCHR Condemns Bahraini Authorities’ Continued Targeting of Human Rights Defenders
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expressed on the International Day of Non-Violence, marked October... more
HRW: Why No Outcry Over Nabeel Rajab?
In January 2014, Stephen Colbert interviewed Human Rights Watch’s executive director Ken Roth and asked him who... more
Index on Censorship: Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab put in isolation ahead of 6 October trial
On Sunday 25 September Nabeel Rajab was transferred from the West Riffa Police Station to... more
Bahrain: Foreign Minister glosses over rights record at UN General Assembly
27 September 2016 – Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa delivered a statement yesterday on behalf of... more
Imprisoned Opposition Leader Interrogated over UNHRC Intervention Delivered on his Behalf
On 15 September 2016, the Bahraini authorities summoned opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, General Secretary... more
US Representative at HRC Expresses Concerns over Freedom of Expression in Bahrain
The US Representative to the Human Rights Council, Keith Harper, expressed his country’s concerns over... more
Bahrain: ‘Call for Nabeel Rajab’s release’, rights groups urge 50 governments
Rights groups yesterday wrote to the governments of 50 states urging them to publicly call... more
Bahrain: ‘Call for Nabeel Rajab’s release’, Rights Groups Urge 50 Governments
15 September 2016 – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights, together with 21 other NGOs,... more
Bahraini Authorities Sentence More Activists to Prison Terms for Criticising the King
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses grave concern over the increasing number of... more
Australian Greens Party Seeks Halting Export of Advanced Monitoring Devices to Bahrain
The Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights said that The Australian Greens (Australia’s Green... more