Taking out the trash: UK foreign office report heaps praise on Bahrain

Index on Censorship welcomes UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson’s interest in human rights. The UK... more

Bahrain’s assault on independent journalism: Nazeeha Saeed’s conviction upheld

On 18 July 2017, a Manama appeals court confirmed the verdict of a lower Bahraini... more

Ebtisam Al-Saegh charged under anti-terrorism law, while UN asks for Bahrain to investigate torture and sexual assault allegations

On 19 July, woman human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh, member of Salam for Democracy and... more

How the assault on independent media in Bahrain silenced a trusted regional watchdog

Last month in Bahrain, one of the Gulf region’s few truly independent media outlets, Al... more

Bahrain charges activist with ‘terrorism’

Bahrain has slapped terrorism charges on an activist who tweeted criticism of the government’s treatment... more

Terrorism charges against human rights activist Ebtisam al-Saegh condemned

The Bahraini authorities’ decision to bring terrorism charges against Ebtisam al-Saegh, a human rights activist... more

Bahrain: Human rights defender charged with terrorism

The Bahraini authorities’ decision to bring terrorism charges against Ebtissam al-Saegh, a human rights defender... more

Rights group: Bahraini activist charged under terrorism law

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Bahraini rights group says a female activist has... more

RSF calls for Bahraini journalist’s conviction to be overturned

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Bahraini authorities to overturn journalist Nazeeha Saeed’s conviction on... more

The Middle East needs 'more independent media, not less'

The Bahraini government recently shuttered the country’s only independent newspaper. Exiled journalist Nazeeha Saeed writes... more