Bahrain Center for Human Rights

Charged under the Sedition Act in Malaysia, internationally known political cartoonist Zunar could face 43 years in jail for a tweet.

On World Press Freedom Day, organisations from around the globe commit to defending the right to freedom of expression, even when that right is being used to express views that may be offensive.

“I am on trial for saying what everyone knows: Bahraini authorities are turning a blind eye to the Islamic State,” said Nabeel Rajab in an article for Foreign Policy.

Over 20 police vehicles reportedly surrounded the home of Nabeel Rajab, after which security forces presented him with a warrant charging him with spreading false news relating to statements concerning acts of torture and inhumane treatment at Jaw Prison.

ARTICLE 19 and NGOs around the globe urge the Inter-Parliamentary Union to reject Jordan’s proposed resolution, which could potentially legitimise the use of blasphemy laws by governments everywhere.

Four years ago, government security forces destroyed the Pearl Roundabout, a monument which served as the center of the February 2011 uprising and has since become a symbol of Bahrain’s pro-democracy movement.

The International Press Institute and 23 IFEX members sent a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad calling for the release of lawyer and human rights defender Mazen Darwish ahead of his court hearing on 25 March 2015.

British-German surveillance company Gamma has been condemned by a human rights watchdog for its failure to adhere to human rights and due diligence standards that would protect against the abusive use of its products in Bahrain.