Category Archives: Freedom of expression
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
Bahrain: The judiciary system is targeting lawyers
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) denounces the unjust sentence against the lawyer Abdullah... more
Press in Bahrain: Silencing and Absence of Freedoms
On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, celebrated... more
Journalism Is Not a Crime
Today, 2 November, marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which... more