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March 6, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Activist’s Family Targeted

Retribution Appears Linked to Human Rights Work

Hajar Mansoor Hasan (second from right), apparently targeted by authorities in retribution for the human rights work of her son-in-law, Sayed al-Wadaei. Also pictured are Hasan’s children, aged 13 and 11, and mother, 90.
February 24, 2017 Letter

Member States should call for improvements in the human rights situation in Bahrain

Joint NGO letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

Protesters in Iraq stage a demonstration against the execution of three men in Bahrain, January 19, 2017.
February 23, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Proposed Military Trials of Civilians

Constitutional Amendment Would Violate Fair Trial Standards

Family and friends of the jailed activists, who were convicted by a military court for leading the 2011 uprising, gather by the entrance of the court outside of the Ministry of Justice, Manama, Bahrain, May 2012.
February 19, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Activist’s Speech-Charges Trial to Resume

Nabeel Rajab Faces 18 Years

MENA 2015 Bahrain Nabeel Rajab
January 31, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Arrest Powers Restored to Abusive Agency

NSA Terrorized, Tortured Detainees in 2011

Riot police confront protesters in a village south of Manama on November 24, 2011, the day after King Hamad accepted the findings of the Bahrain International Commission of Inquiry (BICI) that the Interior Ministry and the National Security Agency engaged
January 23, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: 2 Face Execution Despite Torture Allegations

3 Executed in a Similar Case on January 15

Protesters in Iraq stage a demonstration against the execution of three men in Bahrain, January 19, 2017.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Bahrain: Accelerated Repression Jeopardizes Activists

Opposition Group Dissolved; High-Profile Critics Prosecuted

Mourners shouting anti-government slogans during the funeral procession of Hassan Al Hayki, who was arrested in connection with a car bombing. Al Hayki died while in detention in Manama, August 2, 2016.
December 22, 2016 Letter

France and Germany: It’s Time to Assert Your Values

A Letter to France and Germany from an imprisoned Bahraini activist

Open letter Nabeel Rajab (French) - Le Monde - 21 dec 2016
December 22, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Telecom Engineer Held Incommunicado

Family Expresses Torture Fears

MENA Bahrain December 2016 Sayed Alawi
December 12, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Release Rights Activist

Procedural Flaws, Bail Denial Compound Free Speech Charges

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab arrives for his appeal hearing at court in Manama, February 11, 2015.
December 6, 2016 Dispatches

UK Leader Fires Back at Critics of Cosy Ties to Bahrain

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (L) greets Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in front of 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain October 26, 2016.
December 1, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Human Rights Lawyer Charged

Accused Authorities of Online Surveillance

MENA Bahrain Mohamed al-Tajer
November 18, 2016 News Release

Bahrain: Critic of UK Royals’ Visit Faces Charges

Leading Activist Said Trip Could ‘Whitewash’ Government Abuses

Ebrahim Sharif in Heidelberg, Germany, August 2016.
November 16, 2016 Commentary

Six Monarchs, 140 Dissidents, One Rule: Keep Your Mouth Shut

Restrictions on Free Speech and Protest in Bahrain and the Foreign Policy Responsibilities of Western Governments

MENA Bahrain protesters Pearl roundabout February 2011
November 1, 2016 News Release

Arab Gulf States: Attempts to Silence 140 Characters

Region-Wide Crackdown on Social Media Activism

Portraits of online activists in Gulf states.

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