When we tried to visit Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
It was two in the morning on Wednesday 04 April 2018. The silver-haired passport official in the crisp white uniform stood behind the glass of Booth 16 at
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NGOs call for release of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on 7th anniversary of his arrest
Seven years ago this month, renowned human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was dragged from his home in Bahrain, tortured, tried in a military court, and
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Danish MP and human rights activist deported while attempting to visit Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
Bahrain today refused entry to Lars Aslan Rasmussen, a Danish Member of Parliament, and to Brian Dooley of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), claiming the two
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Courts uphold heavy sentences against journalist, online activist and photographer of 10 to 25 years and revokes citizenship
Freedom of expression continues to suffer as Bahraini courts upheld harsh sentences ranging from 10 to 25 years against a journalist, online activist and award-winning
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Nabeel Rajab sentenced to five more years in prison for tweeting in unfair trial proceedings, according to trial observation mission
Prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to a further five years in prison on 21 February 2018, during a verdict that an observer called
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On 7th anniversary of beginning of popular movement, NGOs call for end to systematic targeting of human rights defenders and journalists
On the 7th anniversary of the peaceful popular movement of the Bahraini people which started on 14 February 2011, the undersigned NGOs call on the international
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Human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja faces reprisals in detention after protesting poor prison conditions
One of Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defenders, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is serving a life sentence for his human rights work, has protested unfair prison
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Nabeel Rajab’s two-year sentence for talking to the media upheld by appeals court
On 22 November 2017, a Bahraini appeals court upheld the two-year prison sentence against Nabeel Rajab for talking with various media outlets about human rights issues.
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Family of prominent human rights defender sentenced to prison in reprisal, as Nabeel Rajab mistreated in transfer to prison
The authorities in Bahrain have continued their policy of mistreating and jailing human rights defenders and their families, sentencing three family members of exiled
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