Press in Bahrain: Restricting the Word & Blocking Freedom
On World Press Freedom Day, Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) held a webinar addressing... more
On Press Freedom Day: No to laws that violate freedoms
Bahrain ranked 168 in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index according to Reporters Without Borders.... more
Trade Unionism in Bahrain: Restrictions, Violations, and Attempts to Mold and Infiltrate
The political and labor scenes have always been intertwined in Bahrain. Political grievances have been... more
2021 World Press Freedom Index: Journalism, the vaccine against disinformation, blocked in more than 130 countries
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 20 April 2021. The 2021 World Press Freedom Index... more
They are not just numbers!
Ramadan falls this year in Bahrain with a wave of releases of detainees who have... more
Karim Fakhrawi
Karim Fakhrawi, founder and board member of Al-Wasat, Bahrain’s premier independent daily newspaper, was tortured to... more
BCHR welcomes the release of the eldest political prisoner in Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is glad to know that the eldest political... more
Ten years on, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is still in prison
Today, April 9th marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of the prominent human rights... more
BCHR welcomes the release of tens of prisoners and awaits the release of Mohammed Hassan Jawad
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) welcomes the release of tens of prisoners and... more
Bahrain Teachers’ Association continues despite its dissolution
“The teachers played an important role in the 14 February uprising… a role that the... more