We found 624 results for “Bahrain”.
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Protest Ban Fuels Concerns About Bahrain’s Commitment to Freedom of Expression
October 31, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today voiced concern about escalating efforts to silence dissent in Bahrain, where the Kingdom’s Ministry of the Interior has…
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News of Police Killing Deepens Crisis in Bahrain
October 19, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Using violence to gain political reform is wrong and is unlikely to achieve democracy in Bahrain, Human Rights First said today after reports…
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Prospects for Reform in Question as Bahrain Human Rights Defenders Face Judicial Harassment
October 17, 2012
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, October 16, prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was back in court for…
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Bahraini Government Urged to Immediately Release Nabeel Rajab
October 12, 2012
Washington, D.C. –Human Rights First calls on the Bahraini government to unconditionally release Nabeel Rajab during the upcoming October 16 hearing to appeal his three-year…
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Cambodian Monk Luon Sovath Wins 2012 Martin Ennals Award
October 2, 2012
Geneva – The Venerable Luon Sovath, a Buddhist monk from Siem Reap, Cambodia has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Martin Ennals Award. He…
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Nine Medic Convictions Upheld in Bahrain
October 1, 2012
Washington, D.C. – A Bahraini appeal court has upheld the convictions of nine medics who treated demonstrators in last year’s uprising. Human Rights First notes the…
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Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab Returned to Jail as Judge Delays Appellate Ruling
September 27, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, a Bahraini judge refused to release Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), after his defense counsel presented…
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Bahraini Defender Sentenced to Prison for Tearing Picture of King
September 26, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Today, a Bahraini court sentenced Zainab Al-Khawaja to two months in prison for publicly tearing a picture of Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa…
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Bahrain’s Pledge to Implement UPR Recommendations Met with Skepticism
September 19, 2012
Washington, D.C. — The Government of Bahrain today pledged to implement more than 140 of the 176 recommendations laid out in the Universal Periodic Review…
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My name is Jihan Kazerooni and I am a Human Rights Defender. This is my story.
September 7, 2012
By Jihan Kazerooni Bahrain Center for Human Rights My name is Jihan Kazerooni and I am a human rights defender. This is my story. What…
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Human Rights Defender Profile: Jihan Kazerooni of Bahrain
September 7, 2012
Human Rights First is running a series of profiles on human rights defenders we work with in various countries. These profiles help to explain their work,…
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Prominent Bahraini Human Rights Defenders In Court Next Week
September 6, 2012
Washington, D.C. – Next week, just days after a shocking ruling confirmed the jail sentences of 13 leading Bahraini dissidents, another set of court cases will…