Category Archives: Excessive force
Bahrain: 14-years old Mohammed al-Sawad risks losing his eye after being targeted for peaceful protest
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights is gravely concerned about the Bahraini authorities’ use of... more
Bahrain Security Forces Weaponize Tear Gas Canisters
25 November 2014 – On 19 November 2014, Yousif Badah attended a memorial event dedicated... more
Solidarity Is Not a One Way Street: Teargas from Manama to Missouri
Teargas burn is not a sensation you forget. It tears through your nostrils, floods your... more
Bahrain: 75 days to Receive Report on Cause of Death
The family of Abdulaziz Al-Abbar has agreed to receive his body after 130 days of... more
HRW: Bahrain: Gunshot Deaths Require Swift Investigation
14-Year-Old Boy Killed by Birdshot is the Tenth Since 2011 June 12, 2014 (Beirut) –... more
Amnesty Int’l | Bahrain: must ensure accountability for child killed during a protest
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 23 May 2014 Index: MDE 11/016/2014 Bahrain must ensure accountability... more
Denial in Bahrain? The Links Between Sickle Cell Disease, Detention and Tear Gas.
Dr. Gearóid Ó Cuinn Since the outbreak of pro-reform protests in Bahrain in early 2011... more
Bahrain: The Authorities Confront the Protests and Demonstrations on the 3rd Anniversary of Public Protests with Suppression
69 Protestors Arrested in 3 Days and Tens of Injuries The Bahrain Center for Human... more
Bahrain’s government ‘addicted to teargas’
DW- Activists in Bahrain say the misuse of teargas by security forces against protesters amounts... more
HRW: Bahrain: Investigate Fatal Shooting by Police
(Beirut) – Bahraini authorities should urgently open an independent and impartial investigation into a January... more