Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Three activists released after arrest at UN building
Zaynab Alkhawaja, Asma Darwish and Sausan Jawad were released after being arrested and detained by Bahraini police while carrying out a protest at a UN office.
Scars of oppression run deep in the country’s media
IFEX-TMG report calls for free and independent media and a strong, democratic and open civil society.
BCHR releases report on government crackdown against photographers
The report documents the authorities’ targeting of photographers, from dismissals to assaults and arrests, in response to their involvement in documenting the events of Bahrain’s revolution.
IFEX-TMG members alarmed by resurgence of Internet censorship and arrests
IFEX-TMG calls for free speech rights of Tunisian citizens to be upheld in the run up to free elections.
BCHR documents attacks on organisation’s president by security forces and sectarian media
BCHR reiterates its concern for the safety of organisation president Nabeel Rajab and that of his family.
BCHR report outlines misinformation campaign waged by the Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation
The Bahrain TV station has been broadcasting fabricated images and programs aimed at discrediting those who participated in the peaceful protests, says BCHR.
BCHR report documents government’s attempts to stifle online free expression
A number of political affairs sites, discussion forums and activists’ blogs have been blocked or shut down by the authorities, BCHR notes.
IFEX-TMG members support fair and transparent allocation process for broadcasting licences
Ahead of the first ever democratic elections in the country, IFEX-TMG members encourage a swift, fair and transparent broadcast licencing process.