21 December 2016 – Bahraini authorities have today interrogated imprisoned human rights defender Nabeel Rajab on allegations stemming from a letter he recently published in the French... Read more
28 November 2016 – 46 rights groups have written to the King of Bahrain urging that charges against sports journalist Faisal Hayyat be dropped. The letter, which has also been copied t... Read more
17 November 2016 – Rights groups today wrote to Prince Charles urging him to “publicly condemn” the prosecution of Ebrahim Sharif, a Bahraini politician facing charges afte... Read more
25 October 2016 – King Hamad of Bahrain has arrived in London for meetings with Queen Elizabeth and Theresa May. His first visit to the United Kingdom since May, the King will meet the... Read more
2 August 2016 – The High Criminal Court in Bahrain today postponed for the second time the trial of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab until 5 September 2016. The charges aga... Read more
31 May 2016 – Bahrain released human rights defender Zainab Al-Khawaja from prison today. The release comes nearly two months after the Government of Bahrain promised her freedom, in a... Read more
1 April 2016, London – As the 2016 Bahrain Formula One race is set to take centre stage this weekend, The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) writes to the President of the Int... Read more
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 for Crimes Against Journalists. The... Read more
Teachers have been at the forefront of Bahrain’s peaceful protests and democratic movement. They have also been amongst the harshest-treated victims of unfair trial and abuse. In 2011, the B... Read more
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, Issue #51 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • Sheikh Ali Salman sentenced for 4 years • Bahrain Strips 56 of Citizenship • HRC 29th Session • ... Read more
