Category Archives: Freedom of assembly
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
Germany: Federal Foreign Office on the dissolution of the Bahraini opposition party Al Wefaq
Today (18 July), a Federal Foreign Office spokesperson issued the following statement on the most recent... more
UNHRC: Press briefing notes on Turkey, Israel and Bahrain
We deeply regret the decision by a Bahraini court on Sunday to dissolve Al Wefaq,... more
France: Bahrain – Dissolution of al-Wefaq (July 17, 2016)
France deplores the decision of Bahrain’s Supreme Administrative Court to order, on July 17, that... more
Foreign Secretary statement on the dissolution of Al Wefaq in Bahrain
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: I am deeply concerned by the decision of the Bahraini... more
Bahrain: UN chief condemns dissolution of Al-Wefaq political party
18 July 2016 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today deplores the dissolution of the main opposition... more