Category Archives: Freedom of association
Bahraini government moves to dissolve leading secular, leftist opposition society Wa’ad
6 March 2017 – The Government of Bahrain has today launched legal proceedings to dissolve... more
Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals Upholds Dissolution of Al-Wefaq
22 September 2016 – Bahrain’s second High Civil Court of Appeals today upheld an earlier court decision to dissolve... more
Bahrain’s al-Wefaq opposition appeals dissolution ruling: Wefaq official
Bahrain’s main opposition al-Wefaq has appealed against an administrative court ruling last month that dissolved... more
Further Repression of Freedom of Association: Bahrain Dissolves Al-Wefaq, the Largest Political Society in the Country
Today, 17 July 2016, the Bahrain High Civil Court ordered the dissolution of the largest... more
Bahrain Revokes the Citizenship of Top Shia Muslim Leader
Bahraini authorities have taken yet another action to further crackdown on the opposition and the... more
HRW: Bahrain Rulers Want to Wipe Out Peaceful Opposition Movement
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch (HRW) stressed that the Bahrain government should end its efforts... more
Bahraini Opposition Group Al Wefaq Suspended
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today said that the suspension of Bahrain’s main opposition group Al... more
NGOs Strongly Condemn Bahrain’s Government Closure Al-Wefaq
14 June 2016- The Bahraini government today closed Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest political society... more
Bahrain Photographic Society Dissolved as Restrictions on Civil Society Associations Continue
As we prepare to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, the Bahrain Center... more
Bahrain: Court issues order to suspend the largest political group in Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the government of Bahrain’s ongoing attack on... more