Category Archives: Freedom of expression

More than a hundred global groups make a principled stand against surveillance

For some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human... more

Bahrain Press Association: The National Assembly's Outputs are 'A National Disaster' and open 'An Open-ended War on Citizenship & the Freedoms of Expression and of Conscience'

LONDON, July 28, 2013 – Bahrain Press Association (“BPA”), the London-based association concerned with defending... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Still no justice for torture

Public Statement – Date: 25 July 2013 AI Index: MDE 11/023/2013 A decision by the Public... more

A Q&A with one Bahraini journalist targeted by her government's stronghold

The Arab Spring Wasn’t Successful for Everyone in the Region A Q&A with one Bahraini... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Lawyer's prison sentence for tweet upheld

Further information on UA: 126/13 Index: MDE 11/022/2013 Bahrain Date: 4 July 2013 URGENT ACTION... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Release of prisoner of conscience denied

URGENT ACTION release of Prisoner of Conscience denied Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Deeb the former... more

RSF: Bahrain: Court upholds acquittal on charge of torturing journalist

Reporters Without Borders and Media Legal Defence Initiative condemn yesterday’s decision by a Manama appeal... more

OECD complaint filed by human rights groups against British surveillance company moves forward

A complaint filed with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) against Gamma International,... more

Image Rights in Bahrain

By Chloe Kems Anonymous amateur photographers document the Bahraini revolution in all its forms. Photos... more

Bahrain: Nasser and Khalid bin Hamad Threaten Bahraini Activists During Protest in Berlin

Nasser and Khalid bin Hamad (Two sons of the king)   The Bahrain Centre for... more