Category: Press Releases

52 MEPs From all Parties Condemn Medical Negligence in Bahraini Prisons

Posted date: November 22, 2019in: Advocacy, Ali Al-Hajee, Bahrain 13, EUP, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, TimeLine, Women DetaineesNo Comments

22 November 2019- Yesterday, 52 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) delivered a joint-letter condemning the denial of medical treatment to prominent political prisoners in Bahrain to M... Read more

Activist Files Criminal Complaint Against Bahrain Embassy Staff for ‘Attempted Murder’

Posted date: November 19, 2019in: Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, International Engagement, Press Releases, TimeLine, UKNo Comments

19 November 2019 – Moosa Mohammed has today formally lodged a criminal complaint with the Metropolitan Police Service, alleging his attempted murder by staff at the Bahraini Embassy.... Read more

Hakeem AlAraibi Joins Jailed Bahraini Jiu Jitsu Champion in Criticising Regime-Affiliated MMA Event

Posted date: November 14, 2019in: Advocacy, Champions for Justice, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, International Engagement, Press Releases, TimeLineNo Comments

14 November 2019 – Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem Al Araibi delivered a letter on 12 November on behalf of imprisoned Bahraini jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Moh... Read more

Cross-Party Leaders Call for End to UK Training to Bahrain Amid Abuse of Female Activists

Posted date: November 08, 2019in: Advocacy, Ebtisam Al-Sayegh, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, In the Press, International Engagement, News, Parliament Watch, Press Releases, Reprisals Against Family Members of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, TimeLine, UKNo Comments

8 November 2019 – Women activists and human rights defenders in Bahrain have been subjected to “serious crimes” including physical and sexual assault while the UK’s policies “enable h... Read more

FCO Receives Bahrain’s Delegation as Prisoners Enter Second Week of Hunger Strike

Posted date: October 17, 2019in: Advocacy, Death Penalty, Freedom from Torture, International Engagement, Mohammed Ramadan, Husain Moosa, Press Releases, TimeLine, UKNo Comments

17 October 2019 – At least 26 Bahraini prisoners have joined a hunger strike to protest against the obstruction of family visits at Bahrain’s Jau Prison. The strike was launched on 10... Read more

Bahrain: Prisoners Denied Medical Care

Posted date: October 08, 2019in: Advocacy, Ali Al-Hajee, Bahrain 13, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, Reports, Statements, TimeLineNo Comments

8 October 2019 – Bahrain’s authorities are failing to provide adequate medical care to high-profile prisoners, Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institution for Rights and Democracy (... Read more

UN Watchdog Declares Najah Yusuf, “Brutalised” Bahraini Activist Who Criticised Formula One, Arbitrarily Detained; Calls for her Compensation

Posted date: September 24, 2019in: Advocacy, Casework, Formula One News, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Najah Ahmed Yousif, Opinions, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UN, Women DetaineesNo Comments

24 September 2019 – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has found the detention of recently-released Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf, who was arrested in April 2017... Read more

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