Category Archives: Freedom of expression

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

Bahrain accused of launching cyber war on protest village

Bahrain has been accused of shutting down internet and mobile coverage in a village beset... more

IFEX calls on the government of Bahrain for more accountability

Your Excellency, IFEX, the global network of 104 organisations working to promote and defend freedom... more

On Eve of UN Resolution for Internet Freedom: Websites blocked, Internet Disrupted, and Social Media Posts Continue to Lead to Arrests in Bahrain

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is highly concerned with the authorities’ restrictions on... more

Human Rights First: Bahrain Should Release Dissidents Jailed for Free Expression Immediately

Last week the State Department released its long overdue assessment of Bahrain’s implementation of the... more

BCHR President Nabeel Rajab Transferred to Hospital, Following Decline in Health

[Update: 29 June 2016 – The authorities transported Rajab back to the police station although... more