Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Open letter to Bahraini authorities: Drop all charges and release Nabeel Rajab
Over 50 NGOs call on Bahraini authorities to drop all charges and immediately release human rights champion Nabeel Rajab, unjustly detained since June 2016.
New report reveals violations against journalists in Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights examines Bahrain’s laws and legislation restricting press freedom as well as violations of media workers.
Conditions in Isa Town prison for women highlighted in NGO letter to UN High Commissioner
NGOs are drawing attention to the appalling conditions faced by female human rights defenders in Bahrain’s Isa Town Prison for Women.
A report by the Bahrain Center reveals violations by the military judiciary of trying civilians
The report highlights violations of military justice and the trying of civilians before and after the amendment of the Military Justice Act.
How Bahraini law utilises the ‘Law on Terrorism’
In Bahrain, ‘anti-terror’ legislation is often used to crush dissent.
Political speech is not a crime: Urgent appeal to stop the trial of Sheikh Ali Salman
NGOs call on Bahraini authorities to stop the trial of Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Bahrain’s largest opposition society, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society. He is facing a potential death sentence on politically motivated charges.
MENA governments bent on shutting down political expression
In a month that included a malware surveillance campaign in Lebanon, Telegram being blocked in Iran and crackdowns in Tunisia, the release of Hisham Al-Omeisy was a welcome bit of good news.
NGOs strongly condemn an “unprecedented wave of death sentences” in Bahrain
22 Bahrainis currently remain on death row. The prosecution of peaceful dissidents in military courts is expected to flourish if the international community remains silent.