Category Archives: Attack on Protesters Feb 2011

Bahrain: After destruction of the actual protesting site at “the Pearl”, the government shifts to eliminate virtual protests

Information community on the internet faces the danger of disappearance due to the brutal crackdown... more

ekuriren.se: Swedish Foreign minister Carl Bildt condemns the regime in Bahrain

Unofficial translation - BCHR 20 May 2011 Stockholm / TT Military Trials in Bahrain, including... more

Testimony from Richard Sollom, MPH, Deputy Director, Physicians for Human Rights

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) Hearing on Human Rights in Bahrain Friday, May 13,... more

IFJ Calls for End to Intimidation Campaign against Journalists in Bahrain

18 May 2011 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the widespread intimidation campaign... more

Amnesty International: Bahrain activists jailed following ‘politically motivated’ trials

18 May 2011 The trials of 15 activists convicted over their involvement in pro-reform protests... more

CPJ: Five Bahraini journalists detained

New York, May 17, 2011--Bahrain's crackdown against journalists continues unabated with five new detentions in... more

Top U.S. diplomat presses Bahrain on rights

17 May 2011 14:41 Source: reuters // Reuters WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A senior... more

Human Rights First: NEW REPORT: Human Rights Defenders Criticize U.S. Government’s Response to Bahraini Crackdown

May 17, 2011 Washington, D.C. — Following a fact-finding mission to Bahrain earlier this week,... more

URGENT Appeal: Prominent Human Rights Activist Threatened with Rape

16 May 2011 After refusing to apologize on camera to the King: Prominent Human Rights... more

POMED Notes: “Human Rights in Bahrain”

On Friday, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hosted a hearing on the human rights... more