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