Category Archives: Freedom of expression

Another Light Goes Out in Bahrain as Al Wasat Closes

Yesterday’s letter from the Board of Directors to the staff of Bahrain’s only independent newspaper... more

Bahrain newspaper, shut down by government, lays off staff

A prominent independent newspaper in Bahrain earlier shut down by the government as part of... more

Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja: 6 years served of life sentence

On 22 June 2017 human rights defender and BCHR’s former President Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has spent... more

BCHR’s President Nabeel Rajab faces worsening mistreatment, denied access to lawyers and family

The Bahraini authorities should immediately ensure that the President of Bahrain Center for Human Rights... more

Defence lawyers walk out of top Bahraini activist trial

  Lawyers for a leading Bahraini human rights activist walked out of court after their... more

London protest marks a year in prison for Nabeel Rajab

  Representatives from Index on Censorship, English Pen, Reporters without Borders, Amnesty International, the Bahrain... more

The world is watching – Bahrain must release Nabeel Rajab

IFEX member Nabeel Rajab has endured 1 year in pre-trial detention, with a further possibility... more

MEPs call for Nabeel Rajab’s release on Arrest Anniversary

On the anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest, 36 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from... more

One year on, Nabeel Rajab remains in jail, despite international appeals for his freedom

One year ago, on 13 June 2016, Nabeel Rajab was arrested from his home, one... more

Nabeel Rajab: Held for a year on remand in Bahrain and does anybody care?

Tuesday 13 June marks the one-year anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s incarceration on remand. The Bahraini... more