Category Archives: Freedom of expression

Bahrain After Directives From The King And The Prime Minister: The Campaign On Social Media Activists Escalates

The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights expresses its concern at the escalation of a campaign... more

Bahrain: Women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer arrested for tweets

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR)... more

Joint-letter to the King of Bahrain Calls for the Release of Bahraini Photographer Ahmed Humaidan

29 August 2014   HM Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa King of Bahrain Rifaa Palace Manama,... more

Journalist Ahmed Radhi: Detained For 15 Hours In Dubai Airport, Told He Poses A Threat To UAE

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses concern that the Bahraini regime and the regimes... more

Bahraini Authorities Resume the Targeting of Photographers with the Arrest of Ammar Abdul-Rasool

As part of a wider repressive campaign against freedom of opinion and expression in Bahrain,... more

My Story: Nazeeha Saeed

Published by Media Legal Defense Initiative on 18 July 2014. Nazeeha Saeed, a Bahraini correspondent for... more

Bahrain: Interrogation of Al-Jidhafsi as a Result of Raising the Victory Sign and Participating in Peaceful Gatherings

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses concern for the Bahraini authorities’ continued policy of... more

Amnesty Int'l | Bahrain: Dr. Sa’eed Al-Samahiji Jailed for Insulting the King

Amnesty International issued the following Urgent Action yesterday on behalf of Dr. Sa’eed Mothaher Habib Al-Samahiji, who... more

RWB: Satirical Blogger Held for the Past Three Weeks

Posted 8 July 2014 Reporters Without Borders condemns the detention of the person the authorities... more

Bahrain: Arrest of Human Rights Defender Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji

In the early hours of 1 July 2014, Dr. Saeed Al-Samahiji was arrested from his... more