Bahrain Center for Human Rights

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Link to: TMG appeals to Washington Media Group to pressure Tunisian government on press freedom

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.

Link to: Thirty-one IFEX members call on Philippine leadership to champion Freedom of Information Act

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.

Link to: CIHRS, BCHR and 22 other organisations demand the release of human rights defender Ameer Makhoul

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.

Link to: Twenty-three IFEX members denounce censorship and escalating threats to free expression in Ukraine

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.

Link to: African Commission should examine Tunisia’s poor record on freedom of expression, say TMG members

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.”

Link to: Human rights defender prevented from leaving Palestine to attend Cairo meeting

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.

Link to: Twenty-six IFEX members join the Pakistani Federal Union of Journalists in condemning suicide bombings

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.