Category Archives: Freedom of expression
Boris Johnson urged to question Bahrain ambassador about press freedom
Leading press freedom groups have sent a letter to foreign secretary Boris Johnson raising concerns... more
Bahrain Continues Harassment and Imprisonment of Human Rights Defenders
In response to plans by Bahraini authorities to formally question interfaith leader Maytham Al Salman... more
Bahrain Moves Forward with Measures to Centralize Internet Censorship
8 August 2016 – The government of Bahrain introduced further restrictions to the right to... more
REPORT: INTERNET DISRUPTION AT BAHRAIN RALLY SITE DELIBERAT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The nightly disruption of internet access in a Bahraini... more
43 NGOs to Bahrain: Rights of Nazeeha Saeed and all Journalists to Report Must Be Respected
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern with the Bahraini Public Prosecution’s decision to charge... more
NGOs: Bahrain’s New Expansive Press Regulations a Threat to Journalists
July, 26 2016 – We in the Bahraini human rights community condemn the recently expanded... more
Bahrain Criminalizes Freedom of Artistic Expression & Creation: Poet Khalil Al-Ismaeel Arrested Over Political Poem
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses concern over the ongoing targeting of poets... more
RSF condemns politically-motivated charge against correspondent
The Bahrain correspondent of France 24 and Radio Monte-Carlo Doualiya, Nazeeha Saeed went to the... more
Bahrain: Continued Attack on Freedom of Press and Expression as Journalist Nazeeha Saeed Banned from Work and Travel
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its grave concern over the authorities imposition... more
Bahrain prosecutes journalist in renewed crackdown on the media
The Bahraini authorities have stepped up their pressure on Nazeeha Saeed, the France24 correspondent who... more