Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Columnist suspended after writing articles about demands for democratic reforms
Ali Saleh was advised that, following orders from “high-level authorities,” he was suspended indefinitely.
ARTICLE 19 joins 26 other human rights groups to express concern over new religious defamation submission
ARTICLE 19 joins 26 other human rights groups, including IFEX members ANHRI, BCHR, CIHRS and Human Rights Watch, in an open letter expressing concerns about recent submissions on religious defamation brought before the UN.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom
While calling on the Moroccan government to stop the current crackdown against press freedom, 31 IFEX members and others condemn the recent arrests and harassment of journalists and independent press.
Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance
23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.
Ministry of Information undersecretary orders blocking of 1,040 websites
The Ministry of Information undersecretary sent a letter to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) ordering the blocking of a further 1,040 websites.
Thirty-one IFEX members call on President Museveni to lift the ban on the four radio stations and address the state of free expression
Condemning the shut-down of four radio stations and a violent crackdown on members of the press during a period recent social unrest, 31 IFEX members call on President Museveni to guard free expression rights.
University student penalised for distributing pamphlets calling for reform
BCHR is gravely concerned about the deterioration in the status of freedom of expression in Bahrain’s only state university.
Special forces deployed to prevent public figures from expressing views on Independence Day
The authorities deployed armed special forces to prevent well known public figures from expressing their views in a gathering to celebrate Independence Day.