Category Archives: Freedom of expression
UN calls for release of Bahraini rights campaigner
The UN human rights office has called on Bahrain to “unconditionally and immediately” release rights... more
The UN calls on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Nabeel Rajab
Press briefing note by the Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: “[…]... more
Norway calls for release of Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain
“Norway has repeatedly expressed concern about Mr Rajab’s situation and has urged the Bahraini authorities... more
Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the conviction of a Bahraini human rights activist
Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal... more
Rajab receives two-year prison sentence
Nabeel Rajab, a prominent Bahraini human rights activist, has been given a two‑year prison sentence... more
Bahrain sentences human rights defender to two years in prison
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Monday condemned [AI report] Bahrain’s sentencing of a... more
Open NGO Letter to EU Member States and Institutions Regarding the Export of Surveillance Equipment
Following the alarming evidence that EU-made electronic surveillance equipment is still being exported to authoritarian... more
Bahraini human rights activist sentenced to two years
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the sentencing of Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison.... more
Cardin Statement on Prison Sentencing of Bahraini Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab
“The sentencing of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison is... more
Urgent appeal Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in prison
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the... more