Category Archives: Freedom of expression
CPJ: Bahrain cracks down on news around Formula One races
New York, April 23, 2012--Bahraini authorities, intent on suppressing coverage of the restive political conditions... more
RSF: Government measures to muzzle media move into high gear
20 APRIL 2012 Reporters Without Borders deplores the breaches of press freedom by the Bahraini... more
Fifty IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists
17 April 2012 (WiPC/IFEX) - The following is a letter signed by 50 IFEX members... more
RSF: Censorship in pole position
13 April 2012 Reporters Without Borders is launching a campaign and a petition condemning the... more
BPA: Journalist Ahmed Al-Bosta Attacked In Bahrain
Attacks continue in a media-gagged country LONDON, April 9, 2012 – Bahrain Press Association "BPA",... more
Bahrain: UN top official calls for investigation into killing of citizen journalist
6 April 2012 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting and... more
CPJ: Bahraini videographer killed while filming protest
New York, April 4, 2012--A Bahraini videographer died Saturday morning after being shot while filming... more
RSF: Bahraini citizen journalist shot as he filmed protest dies in hospital
3 APRIL 2012 Reporters Without Borders was shocked to learn of the death on March... more
Bahrain: Authorities ban books at the Bahrain International Book Fair
03 April 2012 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern at the continued... more
Bahrain: Citizen journalist killed by armed civilians affiliated with the security forces
31 March 2012 Bahrain Center for Human Rights condemns the continued use of excessive force... more