Travel ban of human rights defender Nabeel Rajab must be overturned, say NGOs in letter to King
(Read as PDF) (اضغط الرابط لقرائة النص باللغة العربية) 21 January 2016 Your Majesty, We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the Bahraini authorities to lift
(Read as PDF) (اضغط الرابط لقرائة النص باللغة العربية) 21 January 2016 Your Majesty, We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the Bahraini authorities to lift
We, the undersigned civil society groups working to promote and defend freedom of expression worldwide, write to you to condemn the ongoing harassment of human
19 November 2015 – Brussels – Member of the European Parliament Mr. Pier Antonio Panzeri, together with 80 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), issued a
On 2 November 2013, two French journalists were assassinated in Mali. The United Nations chose that date to proclaim the International Day to End Impunity
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, Issue #55 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue Nabeel Rajab released from prison • Ebrahim Sharif re-arrested • UK Designates 2.1M for Bahrain Assistance • FCO Minister on Free
Coming on the heels of Ebrahim Sharif’s re-arrest this Sunday, prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was pardoned yesterday and released from prison due to
10 July 2015 – The European Parliament yesterday passed an Urgency Resolution calling for an EU-wide ban on tear gas and crowd control equipment to
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, Issue #50 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • UN OHCHR Calls Out Bahrain • Ombudsman’s 2nd Report • June Champions of Justice:The Prisoners
Wednesday, 03 June 2015, Issue #49 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • UN-CAT Questions Detention of Nabeel Rajab • Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced to 9 months • NGOs Urge EU to
On 2 June 2015, the Committee against Torture, the UN body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention against Torture, requested that the