NGOs: Bahrain’s New Expansive Press Regulations a Threat to Journalists
July, 26 2016 – We in the Bahraini human rights community condemn the recently expanded press restrictions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Decree 68/2016, issued
July, 26 2016 – We in the Bahraini human rights community condemn the recently expanded press restrictions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Decree 68/2016, issued
27 July 2016 – The Bahraini government has intensified state restrictions on the right to freedom of religion for the country’s Shia majority. While the
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy is seriously concerned about the arrest and detention of dozens of peaceful protesters from the village of Duraz
18 July 2016 – The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy is extremely concerned after Bahrain’s Public Prosecution yesterday charged Nazeeha Saeed, correspondent for France24, with illegally reporting
18 July 2016 – Yesterday, 17 July 2016, the Bahrain High Civil Court ordered the dissolution of the largest opposition political society in the country,
14 July 2016 – The Government of Bahrain is targeting public sector employees found in photos and videos of sit-ins with arrest and further punishment.
12 July 2016 – On 20 June, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior revoked the nationality of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shia community,
12 July 2016 – The High Criminal Court today postponed the trial of prominent Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab, President of Bahrain Center for Human
11 July 2016 – BIRD publishes its Timeline of Nabeel Rajab’s Arrest and Detention ahead of the Human Rights Defender’s first court appearance for the charges
11 July 2016 – Tomorrow, 12 July 2016, the trial of the prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab begins. Facing charges related to comments on