Category Archives: Freedom of expression
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
Bahrain Renews the Detention of Leading Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) strongly condemns the public prosecution’s renewal of BCHR’s... more
More arrests and jail sentences in Bahrain over social media posts
The alarming increase in the number of arrests in Bahrain for social media posts is... more
Bahrain: journalist’s ten-year jail term upheld, two arrested without warrant
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) deplores an appeal court’s decision to uphold freelance press photographer Sayed... more
Poets suffer arrest and prosecution in Bahrain for exercising their freedom of speech
Bahrain has suffered from a series of stinging attacks on the freedom of artistic... more
Bahrain shatters façade of reform with ruthless persecution of key opposition leader
Nobody saw it coming. In a shocking new blow to freedom of expression last week... more