Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
TMG appeals to Washington Media Group to pressure Tunisian government on press freedom
Members of the TMG invite the Washington Media Group to take the opportunity of its new relationship with Tunisia to point out to the government that the best way to improve its image abroad is to bring its practices up to international standards of basic human rights.
Authorities ban import and sale of historical book
The authorities banned the diary of a former British adviser to the government of Bahrain.
Thirty-one IFEX members call on Philippine leadership to champion Freedom of Information Act
IFEX members have joined SEAPA in urging the president to sign the FOI Act into law before the current administration leaves office.
CIHRS, BCHR and 22 other organisations demand the release of human rights defender Ameer Makhoul
Israeli authorities should stop silencing defenders of the rights of Arab Israelis, the organisations stressed.
Twenty-three IFEX members denounce censorship and escalating threats to free expression in Ukraine
Research conducted by IMI shows a drastic decline in the state of freedom of expression in Ukraine since President Victor Yanukovych came to power in February 2010.
African Commission should examine Tunisia’s poor record on freedom of expression, say TMG members
The TMG supports the NGO forum resolution urging the ACHPR to “conduct a fact-finding mission to Tunisia for an objective and documented assessment of the situation of a pluralistic and independent media.”
Human rights defender prevented from leaving Palestine to attend Cairo meeting
Shawan Jabarin was prevented from attending a regional meeting at the Cairo Centre for Human Rights.
Twenty-six IFEX members join the Pakistani Federal Union of Journalists in condemning suicide bombings
The organisations appeal to the leaders of the Taliban, to the jihadist movements and to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan to put a stop to all further suicide bombings in public gatherings.