29 June 2016 – In the past month, the Government of Bahrain has pursued a sustained campaign of repression. The police arrested Nabeel Rajab on expression-related charges and placed him in s... Read more
14 June 2016 – Bahrain’s Justice and Islamic Affairs Ministry today shut down Al Wefaq, the leading opposition group and largest political society in the country. The Bahrain Ins... Read more
UPDATE: 15 June 2016 – Nabeel Rajab appeared before the Public Prosecution yesterday, 14 June. Prosecutors officially charged him with “spreading false news and rumours about the... 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
11 May 2016 – Six international and local NGOs wrote to the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs expressing concern over the King of Bahrain’s state visit to Switzerland later this... Read more
14 March 2016 – Bahraini security forces today raided the house of human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja and arrested her with her 15 months old son. The undersigned NGOs condemn in the st... Read more
Among the thousands of Bahraini citizens who participated in peaceful protests to call for political reforms and respect for human rights, the al-Khawaja family has been at the forefront of... Read more
