Articles by Bahrain Center for Human Rights
Union members Rola Al-Saffar and Ibrahim Al-Demistani face defamation charges
(BCHR/IFEX) – The High Criminal Court, presided over by Sheikh Mohammed Al-Khalifa, a member of the ruling family, has said that it will come to a decision on 24 March 2009 regarding the case brought by officials from the Bahrain Ministry of Health against Rola Al-Saffar, the president of the Bahrain Nursing Association (BNA), and […]
Journalist Lamees Dhaif summoned to Public Prosecutor’s Office, faces charges under Penal Code
(BCHR/IFEX) – BCHR expresses its concern over the aggressive attitude of the local authorities towards journalists, writers and columnists, as many of them are prosecuted for exercising their professional right to report on issues of public interest. Lamees Dhaif, a well known columnist, journalist and reporter, was recently summoned to the Public Prosecutor’s Office on […]
Authorities deny application for public sit-in
(BCHR/IFEX) – The Bahraini authorities informed a group of individuals requesting permission to stage a public sit-in that their application was not approved and furthermore instructed them that it should be withdrawn, because it was submitted at such a late date. Four registered political groups (Alwefaq, Waad, Amal and Al-Ekha’e) had called for the sit-in […]
Special Forces prevent scholar Abdulhadi Al-Mokhouder from speaking at mosque
(BCHR/IFEX) – BCHR is concerned to learn that heavily armed members of the Special Forces (SF) were deployed on 13 February 2009 to besiege the Al-Sadeq mosque in Manama in order to prevent Mr. Abdulhadi Al-Mokhouder, a young scholar and reformist, from leading Friday evening prayers and delivering a speech to the public. The SF, […]
Human rights activist Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, banned from leaving country, faces up to ten-years’ imprisonment for delivering speech
(BCHR/IFEX) – The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights is very concerned after learning of a travel ban against its former president, Mr. Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, and the unjustifiable charges and unfair trial against him for delivering a speech highlighting human rights issues and expressing his opinion on the political situation in Bahrain. On 9 February 2009, […]
Activist Abduljalil Alsingace’s blog blocked by authorities
(BCHR/IFEX) – The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) confirms that the authorities have taken measures to effectively block local access to the electronic blog of Abduljalil Alsingace, ( http://alsingace.katib.org ). This is the first blog, a personal homepage, to be blocked by an administrative ministerial order, as part of a censorship campaign initiated over […]
Five IFEX members and other organisations condemn prison sentences for 38 demonstrators; call for an end to attacks on Kalima radio station
(CIHRS//IFEX) – The following is an 8 February 2009 joint action by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Arab Archives Institute (AAI), Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Maharat Foundation and 17 other organizations: Without Accountability . . . The Tunisian Government Continues to Suppress Human […]
Twenty IFEX members around the globe denounce jailing of activists for expressing their views
(BCHR/IFEX) – The following is a joint action by 20 IFEX members: We, the undersigned freedom of expression organisations, are gravely concerned for the deterioration of human rights exemplified by the aggressive measures taken by the Bahraini authorities to silence three well-known activists from expressing their views and addressing public issues. Mr. Hasan Mushaima, Secretary […]