Category Archives: Freedom of expression

Nine human rights organisations raise freedom of expression demands with Arab League

(ANHRI/IFEX) - 29 March 2012 - The following is an appeal to the Arab League... more

Whitewashing the regime: Bahrain, press freedom paradise?

by Farah Wael Inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, the people of Bahrain took... more

University students sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and ongoing sham trials

14 March 2012 The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its grave concern over the... more

Reporters Without Borders names Bahrain ‘enemy of Internet’ for its crackdown on bloggers

12 MARCH 2012 Excerpts from the full report Bahrain and Belarus move from “under surveillance”... more

On World Day Against Cyber Censorship: Continued Censorship in Bahrain, freedom of Speech Alert!

March 12, 2012 On World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Bahrain continues its violations and repressive... more

CPJ Report: Attacks on the press in 2011

KEY DEVELOPMENTS » Press freedom conditions hit their worst point since Bahrain gained its independence... more

AFP: Bahrain deported 12 foreign activists over the past week

REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed (AFP) – 18 Feb 2012 DUBAI — Bahrain announced the deportation of... more

Bahrain: The government continues to attack journalists and target press freedom

Khalid Ibrahim Deputy Director, Gulf Centre for Human Rights 17 Feb 2012 Since the peaceful... more

Bahrain- Arrest and detention of two human rights defender

Left: Naji Fateel, Right: Hasan Al-Jaber 16 Feb 2012 On February 14, 2012, at 16:20... more

RSF: Unabashed Bahrain Authorities Get Tough As Uprising Anniversary Nears

13 FEBRUARY 2012 The authorities in Bahrain are still dragging their heels over allowing foreign... more