Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab arrested, NGOs demand immediate release
Bahrain security forces arrested leading human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Founding Director of the Gulf
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Zainab Al-Khawaja forced to leave her country or risk indefinite detention
On 06 June 2016, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja and her two children, Jude and Abdulhadi Jr, arrived in Denmark, where she is a dual citizen, after she was
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Zainab Al-Khawaja freed, but remains at risk of arrest
On 31 May 2016, human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja was finally released from prison, seven weeks after Bahrain’s Foreign Minister promised to free her.
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Authorities refuse to release Zainab Al-khawaja’s baby, risking his health while she is ill
On 22 May 2016, imprisoned human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja informed her family that she had fallen ill with the flu and was unable to take care of her
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A letter to Swiss Government, make human rights the centre of Bahrain state visit, say NGOs
10 May 2016 - Eight international NGOs wrote to the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs expressing concern over the King of Bahrain's state visit to Switzerland later this
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#FreeZainabAndBaby, Demand the immediate and unconditional release of Zainab Al-Khawaja and her 15-month-old son
UPDATE: The Thunderclap campaign is now closed. It had a social media reach of over 1.4 million. Zainab Al-Khawaja remains in prison with her baby, despite promises by
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“Their freedom is their right” campaign announces Zainab Al-Khawaja as the prisoner of the month in April 2016
“Their freedom is their right” (“#حريتهم_حقهم”) is a campaign for defending the rights of prisoners of conscience launched by Maharat
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UN “deeply troubled” by the ongoing targeting of HRDs in Bahrain
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) welcomes the call by United Nations experts to stop persecuting human rights defenders, and release human rights defenders jailed
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Health of Zainab Al-Khawaja and her baby at high risk in prison
Human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja's family was able to visit her in prison today, 16 March 2016, for thirty minutes during which she gave them the details of what
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