Zainab Al-Khawaja arrested with 15 month old son from her home
Human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja has been arrested from her house along with her 15 month old baby Abdul-Hadi at at 3:45 pm today Bahrain time. According to her
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“Their freedom is their right” campaign announces Razan Zaitouneh as the prisoner of the month in February
“Their freedom is their right” (“#حريتهم_حقهم”) is a campaign for defending the rights of prisoners of conscience launched by Maharat Foundation and
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Human rights defenders sentenced to jail as pattern of systematic judicial harassment continues
The systematic targeting of human rights defenders and activists by the government of Bahrain continued unabated as three human rights defenders and an activist
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Travel ban of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab must be overturned so family can travel for medical assistance, say NGOs in letter to King
The following is a letter signed by 28 NGOs asking the King of Bahrain to lift the travel ban on Nabeel Rajab His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, King
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Mohammed Al-Maskati acquitted but government continues to systematically target and arrest human rights defenders
Update: On 4 February, Bahrain's Ninth Minor Criminal Court postponed the trial of human rights defender Dr Saeed Al-Samahiji until 17 February 2016. While welcoming the
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Human Rights Defender & Journalist Mahmoud Al-Jazeeri subjected to enforced disappearance after house raid
On 28 December 2015, security forces in civilian clothing raided the home of human rights defender and “Al-Wasat” journalist Mahmoud Abdul-Ridha Al-Jazeeri.
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Human rights defender Mohammed Al-Maskati faces prison if his sentence is upheld in December; NGOs call for his sentence to be overturned
Update: The issuing of the verdict by the Court of Appeal has been postponed to 07 January 2016 without giving reasons. Outspoken Bahraini human rights defender Mohammed
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Bahrain- Ali Isa Al-Tajer charged following torture in prison
Ali Isa Al-Tajer, brother of human rights lawyer Mohammed Al- Tajer, has been charged on baseless grounds. Since his detention a month ago he has been also subjected to
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Women human rights defenders Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer sentenced to prison on appeal
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) calls on the Bahrain authorities to put an end to the pattern of judicial harassment against two of Bahrain's most prominent
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