Category Archives: Freedom of assembly

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

Two-Year Prison Term Handed down to Head of Highest Shiite Religious Institution in Bahrain

A Bahraini court sentenced on Wednesday (August 31, 2016) Shiite cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal, the... more

Bahraini authorities start handing over prison sentences for protesters for peaceful assembly at Duraz sit-in

The courts in Bahrain have moved forward to hand down prison sentences against protesters from... more

UN Rapporteur Very Concerned by Bahraini Authorities’ Summoning of Sheikh Maytham al-Salman

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of... more

Bahrain Escalates Arrests of Protesters at Duraz Sit-in, Continues to Criminalize and Threaten Freedom of Assembly

In the past week, the authorities have escalated their targeting of protesters in Duraz. The... more

Bahrain: Head of Largest Shiite Religious Body’s Trial Abruptly Launched

Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court held the first trial of head of the largest Shiite... more