Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
IFEX-TMG calls on Tunisia to guarantee media independence
IFEX-TMG supports media strike in Tunisia on 17 October to protest media appointments and the failure to guarantee media freedom in the draft Constitution.
IFEX members call on new Somali government to protect journalists
Over 40 IFEX members worldwide call for the new President of Somalia to help combat impunity in the killing of journalists, revise media laws and uphold UN and African resolutions to help protect journalists.
Bahraini rights defender Nabeel Rajab on hunger strike
Nabeel Rajab went on hunger strike on 5 October after the authorities refused to allow him to attend the full mourning period following his mother’s death. He ended the strike on 8 October upon request of his family.
Two protesters killed by police gunfire in Bahrain
Ali Hussain Neamah and Hussam AlHaddad, both under the age of 18, were killed in separate protests over the last 40 days in Bahrain.
Bahraini court sentences activist Zainab Al-Khawaja to two months’ imprisonment
The court also refused to refused to release Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, opting to further postpone the trial.
Tunisia should accept all UN recommendations on free expression, says IFEX-TMG
While welcoming Tunisia’s acceptance of 110 of its 125 recommendations during a UN review last week, the IFEX-TMG calls on the country to implement them without delay and end the criminalisation of defamation.
Rights defenders threatened, despite Bahrain’s support for UN review
Bahraini human rights defenders reported threats against them as a result of their participation in a UN review process; while IFEX members call on authorities to follow through on free expression recommendations.
End persecution of human rights defenders in Bahrain now, says appeal to UNHRC
NGOs lobbying at the UN call for the release of human rights defenders, and to ensure that those who participate in Bahrain’s UPR process do not face reprisals.