Free Woman Human Rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition calls for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh, and for an end to the harassment, intimidation, and...
View ArticleState Department Should Call for Release of Bahraini Human Rights Defender Rajab
In advance of July 10th's expected verdict against leading Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, Human Rights First today called on the U.S. Department of State to demand his immediate and...
View ArticleNabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in prison
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the sentencing of Mr. Nabeel Rajab, co-founder and President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), founding Director of the Gulf...
View ArticleUS Condemns Bahrain Court Decision to Jail Rights Activist for Two Years
The United States is disappointed that a court in Bahrain sentenced human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison, the State Department said in a press release. The release explained that...
View ArticleNabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in jail
A Bahraini court has sentenced prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail after finding him guilty of spreading "fake news", a judicial source said.Nabeel Rajab, 52, was...
View ArticleBahrain: Activist Nabeel Rajab jailed for 'fake news'
Human rights defender Nabeel Rajab has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bahrain for "broadcasting fake news".A court ruled that he had undermined the "prestige" of the kingdom, the state news...
View ArticleBahrain: two-year prison sentence for human rights activist Nabeel Rajab...
‘Imprisoning Nabeel Rajab simply for sharing his opinion is a flagrant violation of human rights’ - Salil Shetty The sentencing of the Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison...
View ArticleSentencing of Nabeel Rajab
"We are disappointed by the verdict sentencing prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison today in Bahrain. We reaffirm our previous calls for his release.""We have repeatedly...
View ArticleUrgent appeal Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab sentenced to two years in prison
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention...
View ArticleCardin Statement on Prison Sentencing of Bahraini Human Rights Activist...
“The sentencing of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison is deeply troubling. His health has seriously deteriorated while in Bahraini government custody, and I am...
View ArticleBahraini human rights activist sentenced to two years
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the sentencing of Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison.The sentencing of Nabeel Rajab, an Index Freedom of Expression Award winner for his work defending human...
View ArticleOpen NGO Letter to EU Member States and Institutions Regarding the Export of...
Following the alarming evidence that EU-made electronic surveillance equipment is still being exported to authoritarian countries around the world, we strongly urge all EU member states and...
View ArticleBahrain sentences human rights defender to two years in prison
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Monday condemned [AI report] Bahrain's sentencing of a human rights defender. Nabeel Rajab [Front Line Defenders profile] was originally...
View ArticleHR Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh Launches Hunger Strike against Her Torture
Bahrain Mirror: Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that detained Ibtisam Al-Saegh, member in Salam, launched a hunger strike against torture and maltreatment she was subjected to in the Criminal...
View ArticleRajab receives two-year prison sentence
Nabeel Rajab, a prominent Bahraini human rights activist, has been given a two‑year prison sentence on charges of publishing and disseminating false news harmful to domestic security.Read the article...
View ArticleStatement by Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the conviction of a Bahraini...
Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement today (11 July) on the conviction of human...
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Overview of the human rights violations in Bahrain: Jan-June 2017
The first six months of 2017 have seen increasing instances of intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders, journalists, and active members of civil society in Bahrain. Amid the...
View ArticleQuestions for Head of Bahrain’s NSA 10 Days After Ebtisam al Saegh’s Arrest
Brian Dooley, Senior Director, Human Rights First:"Can you tell us how you have investigated the allegations of torture made in May, what your findings were and what action you have taken?Can you also...
View ArticleUS Department of State Press Briefing - July 13, 2017
The US Department of State on Ebtisam al-Saegh's situation:"MS NAUERT: -- she’s now been detained for a second time. She’s been detained without charges. We continue to follow that case. We are now...
View ArticleNorway calls for release of Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain
"Norway has repeatedly expressed concern about Mr Rajab’s situation and has urged the Bahraini authorities to fulfil their international human rights obligations. We call again for the immediate...
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