Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Why is Bahrain’s government afraid of a tweet?
“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.
Bahraini rights defender and BCHR president arrested
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.
Jordanian proposal threatens to legitimise blasphemy laws around the world
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.
Bahrain’s Pearl Roundabout: A government’s attempt at rewriting history
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.
NGOs to Bashar al-Assad: Implement your amnesty decree and free Syrian activist Mazen Darwish
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.
Sales of surveillance technology to Bahrain violated human rights guidelines, UK watchdog finds
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.
Rendered stateless: Bahrain revokes citizenship of 72 Bahrainis including journalists and activists
Among the named are blogger Ali Abdulemam, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in absentia for running an online news forum; Dr. Ali Al-Dairi, founder of the online news site Bahrain Mirror; journalist Abbas Busafwan; university professor Masoud Jahromi; and former opposition MP Shaikh Hasan Sultan.
Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab sentenced to six months in jail
Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to six months for a tweet he posted in September 2014. In October, he was arrested and charged with insulting public institutions.