Category Archives: Freedom of expression
Cease Arrests Over Talks of War and Respect International Humanitarian Law
27 March 2015 – London – Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the... more
World Day Against Cyber Censorship: March 12
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is gravely concerned about the ongoing deterioration of... more
Bahrain: The Beginning of the End for Bahrain’s Tolerated Opposition
The trial of Sheikh Ali Salman, leader of Bahrain’s main opposition group Al Wefaq, opens... more
Bahrain: Harassment and Intimidation of Main Opposition Continue Unabated
Amnesty International today called on the Bahraini authorities to fully uphold freedom of association and... more
Bahrain: Opposition Politician Jailed for Comment
A Bahraini court of appeal rejected a political opposition figure’s appeal against his six-month prison... more
UN rights experts urge Bahrain to release arrested opposition leader
4 February 2015 – A group of United Nations human rights experts are urging the... more
Reuters – Bahrain-based satellite channel off-air a day after starting
Feb 2 (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities have suspended a television channel owned by Saudi billionaire... more
Bahrain: Arrest of Nine Internet Users Over Social Media Posts
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is gravely concerned over the continuing judicial harassment of... more
Human Rights First: Additional Prison Sentences Handed Down to Bahraini Human Rights Defender Zainab Al Khawaja
In response to today’s news that Bahraini human rights activist Zainab Al Khawaja has been... more
Civicus Condemns Draconian Sentencing Of Two Bahraini Activists
Global civil society alliance, CIVICUS, is dismayed over the politically motivated sentences handed down this... more