Category Archives: Freedom of expression
Prisoner of Conscience Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace Continues His Hunger Strike for The Fifth Consecutive Month
Background Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace, imprisoned Bahraini academic, political activist, and human rights defender continues his... more
Cosmetic Reforms: Assessing Bahrain’s Implementation of the BICI Recommendations Ten Years Later
23 November 2021 marks the tenth anniversary of the King’s adoption of the recommendations of... more
Post-Pegasus: Protecting Human Rights Defenders in the 21st Century
On 29 October 2021, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) hosted a panel titled... more
Bahrain Has Yet to Enact Access to Information Law
The right of access to information falls within the general framework of freedom of expression.... more
Bahraini Journalist Nazeeha Saeed is Announced a Winner at the Arab Journalism Competition
Yesterday, the 23rd of September 2021, the Mohamed Hassanein Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism announced... more
Members of BCHR targeted by Pegasus spyware
Between June 2020 and February 2021, Bahrain surveilled human rights activists, dissidents, and members of... more
UN Experts’ Joint Communication to Bahrain Government on Tortured HRDs Sentenced to Life
On 3 May 2021, Mary Lawlor who is the Special Rapporteur on the situation of... more
UN expert alarmed by prolonged detention of human rights defenders in Bahrain
A UN expert called on Bahrain to immediately release three human rights defenders suffering long... more
The Closure of Alwasat and the Decline of Human Rights in Bahrain
Today, June 4th, marks the 4th anniversary of the arbitrary shutdown of Alwasat, the only... more
Press in Bahrain: Restricting the Word & Blocking Freedom
On World Press Freedom Day, Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) held a webinar addressing... more