We, the undersigned, express our deep concern with the Government of Bahrain’s campaign targeting journalists and activists exercising their right to free expression.
Bahrain must end judicial harassment of Faisal Hayyat
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CATEGORY: Bahrain Letters
Rights groups urge 50 nations to call for Nabeel Rajab’s release
Rights groups wrote to the governments of 50 states urging them to publicly call for the release of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who faces up to 15 years’ imprisonment for comments he made on Twitter.
Groups urge Bahrain to release prominent human rights defender
Index on Censorship joins international call for release of Nabeel Rajab
Index award winners and judges call for release of Bahraini campaigner
Playwright David Hare, author Monica Ali, comedian Shazia Mirza and MP Keir Starmer are among those who have written to Prime Minister Theresa May asking the UK government to call on Bahrain to release a campaigner imprisoned for just tweeting his opinions.
Letter: UK must question Bahrain’s record on press freedom
Index, Reporters Without Borders and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy have written to the UK government about Bahrain’s record on press freedom.
International groups call for immediate and unconditional release of Zainab Al-Khawaja
Index joins with international human rights groups to call on the government of Bahrain to release Zainab Al-Khawaja
Bahrain: Magazine sent to jailed academic and blogger
Editor Rachael Jolley mailed the latest copy of Index on Censorship magazine Fired, threatened, imprisoned… is academic freedom being eroded? to jailed Bahraini academic and blogger
Bahraini activist serving life sentence writes letter from prison
Prominent Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has been serving a life sentence since April 2011 for his involvement in anti-government protests last year. Al-Khawaja, who is also a Danish citizen, recently wrote a letter from prison to the Minister of Foreign Affairs to push for his release