Category Archives: Freedom of expression

US, EU, UK and France express concern at sentence for HRD Nabeel Rajab

Statement by State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland on the Sentencing of Nabeel Rajab Washington, D.C.... more

Six NGOs React To Meeting Between French President And King Of Bahrain

03 August 2012 Six human Rights organisations make public a letter sent to the French... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain urged to free prisoners of conscience as appeals approach

23 July 2012 Bahrain must release all prisoners of conscience immediately and without conditions, Amnesty... more

Bahrain: Ongoing detention and ill-treatment of Freelance journalist after commenting to media channels

29 June 2012 Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) express concerns over the ongoing detention... more

Rights organisations alarmed over threats to civil society after trip to UN

8 June 2012 - International human rights organisations who participated in the UN Human Rights... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahraini Human Rights Activist Rearrested, Nabeel Rajab

URGENT ACTION 08 June 2012 Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested again... more

HRF: Bahrain Student Suspended for Phone Message

4 June 2012 By Brian Dooley Human Rights Defenders Last year we reported on the... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain urged to free remaining prisoners of conscience

29 May 2012 Bahrain must immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International... more

Amnesty Int'l: Bahrain: Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced; trials continue

Further information on UA: 117/12 Index: MDE 11/035/2012 Bahrain Date: 25 May 2012 URGENT ACTION... more

First session of Court of Appeal in the case of the 21 political leaders and activists held under tight security procedures

The Judge postpones the hearing until the 22 of May, and prisoners of conscience confirm... more