Government of Bahrain must drop charges, reinstate citizenship of Sheikh Isa Qassim
19 May 2017 – Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court will reconvene on Sunday, 21 May, to hold the 13th trial in the case against the
19 May 2017 – Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court will reconvene on Sunday, 21 May, to hold the 13th trial in the case against the
17 May 2017 – Nabeel Rajab’s trial for tweeting about the Saudi-led war in Yemen was today postponed to 14 June, according to his lawyer. Rajab,
16 May 2017 – In recent weeks, the Government of Bahrain has substantially escalated its campaign of reprisals against the country’s civil and political societies.
16 May 2017 – Bahrain’s criminal courts today denied Nabeel Rajab bail and postponed his trial, in which he is prosecuted for speaking to journalists,
10 May 2017 – Bahrain’s High Appeals Court today upheld the death sentence against Maher Abbas Al-Khabbaz. Maher Khabbaz was convicted of premeditated murder of
Ahead of the trial of Sheikh Isa Qassim on Sunday 7 May 2017, BIRD and five other NGOs wrote today to the United Kingdom, European
3 May 2017 – Press freedoms continue to diminish in Bahrain. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy marks World Press Freedom Day with a
26 April 2017 – Bahraini authorities have initiated a new campaign of reprisals against political activists, human rights defenders, and other civil society actors ahead
BIRD alongside 15 NGOs today wrote to King Hamad of Bahrain calling for the release of imprisoned photojournalist Sayed Ahmed Al-Musawi and the respect of
18 April 2017 – A Bahraini court yesterday decided to postpone to 30 April 2017 the final hearing in the government’s case to dissolve the