Nabeel Rajab arrested amid reports of torture at Jaw prison and concern for human rights defenders Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel
Renowned human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was arrested today, 2 April, reportedly accused of spreading “false news” in tweets about torture in Jaw prison,
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Authorities continue to target women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer
The Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) expresses serious concern over the ongoing targeting by authorities of women’s rights defender Ghada Jamsheer in Bahrain.
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Human rights defenders Husain Abdulla and Abdulnabi Al-Ekri threatened at the Human Rights Council
On 15 March 2015 during a side event that was organised by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), human rights defenders Husain Abdulla,
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Human rights groups express grave concern as imprisoned Bahraini activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja goes public with hunger strike
After several unsuccessful appeals to prison administration officials for adequate medical assistance, leading Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi
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Bahrain13 on hunger strike protesting ill-treatment of minors in prison; Hussain Jawad abused in detention
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is alarmed by recent reports of abuse and torture in detention in Bahrain. The GCHR is concerned for the health of detained human
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Torture of head of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, Naji Fateel, and systematic targeting of its members
Members of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) an organisation that monitors and documents human rights violations, organises training workshops,
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Human rights defender Hussain Jawad arrested in night raid
Hussain Jawad, head of the European-Bahraini Organisation for Human Rights (EBOHR) was arrested during a house raid early this morning 16 February 2015. He is being held
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Citizenship revoked of 72 people, including journalists and human rights defender
On 31 January 2015, the Bahrain Ministry of the Interior announced a list of 72 Bahrainis whose citizenship would be revoked for “illegal acts”. The
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Human rights defender Husain Radhi expecting a verdict for “illegal assembly”
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) express their concern about the judicial harassment against the human rights
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