Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
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.
NGOs call on Bahraini government to drop Twitter charges against Nabeel Rajab
The international community’s response to the current charges leveled against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab has been monumental in denouncing the Criminal Investigations Department and the Bahraini government for their actions.
Bahraini human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati sentenced to 6 months in prison
As a human rights defender, Al-Maskati has long been the subject of threats and harassment for his work. Others like Al-Maskati have been the subject of heavy persecution in Bahrain recently.
NGOs call for immediate release of leader of Bahrain’s largest opposition party
Three NGOs strongly condemned the Bahraini government’s detention of Shaikh Ali Salman, for his peaceful political activities and his work as a leader of Al-Wefaq, the largest opposition political party in the country.
Bahraini sisters and rights defenders sentenced to prison in separate trials
Zainab and Maryam Al-Khawaja have been speaking up against the Bahraini regime for years now and have faced reprisal.
Bahraini security forces target peaceful protests against parliamentary elections
On 21 and 22 November 2014, security forces attacked peaceful protests calling for the boycott of parliamentary elections in several parts of the country. Authorities employed tear gas and shotguns against unarmed protesters, and subjected at least 21 villages to indiscriminate and excessive use of tear gas.
Award-winning Bahraini photographer sentenced to two years in prison
Ammar Abdulrasool has received more than 80 international awards for his photography. Government forces interrogated Abdulrasool regarding his work, placing emphasis on a photograph showing a peaceful protestor giving a police officer a flower.