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