The Bahrain Press Association 2012 Annual Report: "Bahrain: Silence is a War Crime"
Bahrain on Press Freedom Day: Journalist in Jail, Abusers Responsible for Murder and Torture Are Free
Bahrain: Arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention of defender Naji Fateel; ongoing harassment and ill-treatment of activist
03 May 2013 The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) call for urgent action by the international community to stop the ongoing attacks against human rights activists in Bahrain, to immediately release human rights defenders, Naji Fateel who was arrested at dawn 2 May 2013, and to stop the judicial harassment of Zainab Al-Khawaja who is currently serving a 3 month and 22 days prison sentence, and expecting more prison verdicts this month.
Bahrain: Young Prisoner Reportedly Tortured to Sign "Confessions"
Bahrain: The Return of the National Security Apparatus With a New Face
Introduction:
Royal Decree No. 14 of 2002 established the National Security Apparatus, which was an amendment of the Amiri Decree No. 29 of 1996 regarding the management of the Ministry of Interior. According to the new decree, the National Security Apparatus replaces the General Directorate for State Security that was affiliated with the Ministry of Interior. This Apparatus is headed by a manager whose degree equals that of a minister at the cabinet.Bahrain: Prisoners Denied Medical Attention, Family, Lawyer and Consular Visits
Bahrain - Human rights defender Naji Fateel to be detained for 60 days on anti-state charges after allegedly being tortured
9 May 2013 According to reports received by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), the public prosecutor charged human rights defender Naji Fateel with alleged "establishment of a group in order to disable the provisions of the Constitution" and ordered his imprisonment for a period of sixty days pending investigation under the internationally criticized terrorism law. Fateel is a Board member of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR).
Freedom House: Freedom In The World 2013 - Bahrain
May 2013: OVERVIEW: Despite an ongoing security crackdown, prodemocracy protests continued throughout 2012. While most remained peaceful, there were signs that the opposition was becoming more radicalized. Bahraini courts upheld life sentences for opposition leaders, and the year featured new rounds of arrests and incarcerations of human rights activists, including Nabeel Rajab and Zaynab al-Khawaja. The government promised to meet international human rights standards and implement the recommendations of an official 2011 inquiry, but it failed to enact substantive reforms in practice.
Hussein Al Asfoor Targeted For His Work At Al-Wasat Newspaper; Security Services Show Pattern of Human Rights Violations
Urgent Appeal: Bahrain- Prominent Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab Reportedly Missing
Bahrain: Attacks Intensifying on Freedom of Expression
17 May 2013
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern over the Bahraini authorities’ escalated targeting of freedom of expression. Recently, five social media activists were sentenced to one year imprisonment for criticizing the King. In total, more than 106 months of imprisonment was collectively delivered last year on charges against twelve online users for charges related to freedom of expression over social network websites.
Bahrain: Injuries, Arrests and House Raids: Case of a Bahraini Family
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern at the continuing police of the Bahraini authorities in violating the rights of children, and targeting entire families as retribution.
The family of Ashour Hassan Ali from Samaheej have been the victims of repeated targeting by the Bahraini authorities for the past 2 years. Ashour has three sons, namely Younis (21 years old), Sadiq (19 years old), Jassim (16 years old) and three daughters.
Bahrain: Incommunicado detention of a blind man
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its grave concern over the wellbeing of Ali Abdulla Saad, a 28 year old man suffering from visual impairment, who was detained from Al Daih village after his house was raided at dawn and he was arrested without a warrant. His family did not hear about him until 5 days after his arrest.
US Department of State: International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 - Bahrain
The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – describes the status of religious freedom in every country. The report covers government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. The U.S. Department of State submits the reports in accordance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
“Delivering Democracy” 5th CIHRS’ annual report on the human rights situation in the Arab world
This report evaluates the situation of human rights in Egypt and 12 other Arab countries, describing the battle for the “Arab Spring” that continues to be waged on three fronts: between the revolutionaries and remaining members of the old regimes, between secularists and those who call for the establishment of a religious state, and between various actors of the international community. The context in which this struggle is taking place has become even more oppressive since 2011, as is clearly the case in both the Arab countries which saw the fall of old regimes and in those which sti
Urgent Appeal: 16-Year-Old Children Reportedly Beaten in Prison then Moved to Solitary Confinement
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses grave concern over the alleged torture of children in Bahrain’s Jaw prison at the hands of prison guards. Jehad Sadeq and Mustafa Al Muqdad are reportedly two of at least 8 youth the detained president of the BCHR, Nabeel Rajab, reported witnessing their torture.
CPJ blog: Bahrain's "Blogfather" emerges from hiding
Front Line Defenders: Bahrain: Sentencing of human rights defenders Zainab Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel
On 22 May 2010, Bahraini courts sentenced, in separate proceedings, human rights defenders Ms Zainab Al-Khawaja and Mr Naji Fateel.
Joint appeal to U.N. protests torture of detained rights defenders in Bahrain
Amnesty International's 2013 report - Bahrain
The authorities continued to crack down on protests and dissent. The government made some reforms based on the recommendations of a major inquiry into human rights violations in 2011, but failed to implement some of the inquiry’s main recommendations in relation to accountability. Scores of people remained in prison or were detained for opposing the government, including prisoners of conscience and people sentenced after unfair trials. Human rights defenders and other activists were harassed and imprisoned.