The call by four Arab states — UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt — for Qatar to close news network Al Jazeera is clearly motivated by a desire to control the media in the region.
In Bahrain, you are not allowed to call for freedom or democracy. If you do you will be punished by the monarchy who has been ruling the country for the last 230 years: The Al-Khalifa
The Royal Windsor Horse Show should sever ties with the Kingdom of Bahrain, say five rights groups
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern with the government of Bahrain’s continued targeting of journalists, which further restricts free press and expression in the country
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned about the deteriorating conditions for freedom of expression and human rights in Bahrain.
Bahrain's decision to file charges against Ebrahim Sharif underscores the country's tactical use of judicial harassment to suppress freedom of speech. Ebrahim Sharif, the former secretary-general of the secular opposition group National Democratic...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bahrain's criminal court today postponed Index Award winner Nabeel Rajab's trial to 28 December, when he is expected to be sentenced. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy spoke to Rajab's family, who...
Parliamentarians today joined in calling on the UK government to call for the release of jailed activist Nabeel Rajab.
The Bahraini authorities’ orchestrated attack on the rights to free expression, assembly and association, has seriously undermined the prospects of a political solution to Bahrain’s domestic unrest.
Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail in Bahrain