Prominent HRDs remain in prison despite Eid pardons for other prisoners Published at 27.08.2025 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Arbitrary detention of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja for 5,000 days, and prisoners dying due to medical negligence Published at 10.02.2025 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
HRD Naji Fateel and others released in mass pardon for Eid Al-Fitr Published at 30.04.2024 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs Read more
Pro-Palestine protesters arrested in Bahrain Published at 29.02.2024 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: protest torture/ill-treatment HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
NGOs Express Concerns for the Life of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Restrictions of Religious Freedom Published at 31.08.2023 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment religious groups protest Read more
Restrictions and arrests precede Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly held in Bahrain Published at 20.04.2023 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained torture/ill-treatment bureaucratic restriction Read more
Prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja convicted on new charges Published at 30.12.2022 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted Read more
Bahrain withdraws candidacy for Human Rights Council reportedly in response to sharp criticism on its human rights record Published at 11.11.2022 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained torture/ill-treatment Read more
Imprisoned HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja awarded Martin Ennals Award Published at 28.06.2022 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment Read more
Bahrain: culture of impunity leaves imprisoned HRDs with no option but to go on hunger strie Published at 04.02.2022 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment torture/ill-treatment Read more
CSOs reveal the extent of the Bahraini Government's repressive surveillance operations Published at 01.09.2021 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance torture/ill-treatment Read more
CSOs mark the 10th anniversary of the Popular Movement and condemn the systematic use of torture Published at 06.04.2021 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted Read more
117 organisations call on the Danish Prime Minister to intervene in securing the release of Abdul-Ha Published at 12.03.2021 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship Read more
Human rights lawyer imprisoned for tweet, Nabeel Rajab conditionally released from prison Published at 14.08.2020 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD prosecuted release of HRDs Read more
Rights groups call for release of detained activists amidst COVID-19 outbreak Published at 22.04.2020 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment censorship release of HRDs internet restriction Read more
Prominent HRD Nabeel Rajab's sentence upheld Published at 26.02.2019 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: negative court ruling Read more
Elections in Bahrain condemned as sham by civil society Published at 06.12.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women political interference HRD prosecuted intimidation Read more
Bahrain's candidature to the HRC criticized in the wake of deteriorating human rights record Published at 04.10.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained bureaucratic restriction intimidation Read more
UN urges Bahrain to end restrictions on civic space Published at 02.08.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD CSO closure harassment excessive force enforced disappearance journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Human rights groups deem trial unfair as Nabeel Rajab's appeal is rejected Published at 18.06.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained torture/ill-treatment journalist detained HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Bahrain's assault on human rights continues Published at 07.03.2018 Country Bahrain Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted political interference Read more
