Category Archives: Freedom of expression

Bahrain: Continued harassment of journalists

Photo on the left (Mazen Mahdi): The pro-government group encircling journalist Reem Khalifa(right) 16 July... more

CNN: Irish fact-finding delegation 'bullied' in Bahrain

By the CNN Wire Staff 15 July 2011 Manama, Bahrain (CNN) -- Bahraini pro-government medics... more

Amnesty International: Bahrain: Further information: Bahraini poet released

15 July 2011 URGENT ACTION bahraini poet RELEASED A Bahraini poet sentenced in June for... more

Aljazeera: Arrests force Bahrain's writers into exile

Journalists say they have been targets of government repression since pro-democracy protests began earlier this... more

Teachers ordeal in Bahrain: arrested, tortured, sacked, suspended and prosecuted

Members of BTA, Left to right: Jalila AlSalman, Mahdi Abu Deeb, Sana Abdu Alrazzaq 11... more

Bahraini woman poet tells of torture while in custody

Thu Jul 14, 2011 By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent The Telegraph A young Bahraini... more

Human Rights First Urges FIFA, U.S. World Cup Team to Condemn Bahrain’s Attack on Athletes

July 12, 2011 Washington, D.C.— In anticipation of Wednesday’s World Cup semifinals game, when the... more

Bahrain Students: Expelled, detained, and prosecuted for expressing their views , as the country starts the National Dialouge

Escalation of abuse against university students in Bahrain violating their right to freedom of expression,... more

Jim Boumelha: The Murder Of Free Speech In Bahrain

To the left Abdullah Alaawai and to the right Abbas AlMurshid , two detained journalists... more

MESA: Continuing concern over assaults, arrests, dismissals, and punishments affecting faculty and students in Bahrain and abroa

07 July 2011 Your Excellency Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Naimi Minister of Education of the... more