Category Archives: Freedom of assembly

Bahraini Human Rights Organizations: The Political Space in Bahrain is turning Dark Black amid the Dissolution of “Waad” Political Party Revealing Lack of Judicial Independency

Bahraini human rights organizations have said that the Bahraini authorities have strengthened the closure of... more

منظمات حقوقية بحرينية: فضاء البحرين السياسي أسود قاتم حل “وعد” يكشف عدم استقلال القضاء

قالت منظمات حقوقية بحرينية بأنّ السلطات البحرينية عززت من اغلاق الفضاء الديمقراطي من خلال الحكم... more

UN event assesses violations of the right to freedom of expression and assembly in Bahrain

On 21 June 2017, a panel discussion held on the sidelines of the 35th session of... more

Deadly attacks in Duraz following the sentencing of Sheikh Isa Qasim

Update 28 May: the five dissidents killed following the attacks of Bahraini police forces in... more

Young Bahraini dies after being shot outside Shi’ite leader’s house: activists

A young Bahraini man died in hospital on Friday, nearly two months after he was... more

Bahrain: Violent Attacks on the Protests on the Sixth Anniversary of Bahrain’s Peaceful Uprising

*******Warning -graphic material Bahraini security forces have continued to respond to ongoing and increasing protests... more

Authorities Release Prominent Cleric after Spending 6 Months in Prison over Diraz Protest

The Bahraini authorities released on Friday (February 3, 2017) Sheikh Mohammad Al-Shahabi after spending 6... more

Bahraini forces critically wound protester with live ammunition in attack on Diraz protests

26 January 2017 – In the early hours of 26 January 2017, Bahraini security forces... more

Bahrain: One Year in Prison for Each Day at Duraz Sit-in

The Prosecution of Duraz Protesters Continues: 11 Verdicts so far. Bahrain’s courts continue to convict... more

Bahrain: today’s dissolution of main opposition party is ‘flagrant attack on freedom of expression’

In response to a Bahraini court’s decision today to uphold the dissolution of the country’s... more