Seven years ago this month, renowned human rights defender and former Index award winner Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was dragged from his home in Bahrain,...
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Bahraini injustice: Nabeel Rajab sentenced for tweeting
Index condemns the decision to sentence Bahraini human rights defender – and Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award winner – Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison.
International NGOs and IFEX members join urgent calls for Tunisian government to withdraw draft broadcasting bill
The undersigned regional and international NGOs join Tunisian organisations in their demands that the government immediately withdraw a draft law on...
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab’s tweet trial brought forward, then adjourned to 7 December
The 19th hearing of the leading Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was unexpectedly held earlier than the court had originally ruled.
Open letter to UN High Commissioner on Egypt’s crackdown on freedom of expression
To: His Excellency Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Re: Call for action to condemn the Egyptian authorities’...
Court rejects Nabeel Rajab’s appeal against prison sentence for speaking to journalists
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nabeel Rajab’s sentence to two years in prison for speaking to journalists was upheld on 22 November 2017 by a...
Groups call on US, UK and EU to support Nabeel Rajab
Rights groups have written to 11 states and the EU calling for action ahead of the conclusion of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab’s appeal.
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab’s trial for tweets adjourned to 31 December
The trial of Bahrain’s most prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was adjourned to 31 December for a technical report on his tweets.
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab denied bail as he appeals two-year sentence
Bahraini authorities continue their campaign of judicial harassment to silence a prominent human rights activist.
Bahraini Injustice: Nabeel Rajab subjected to humiliating treatment
Bahraini authorities transferred human rights defender Nabeel Rajab from a clinic to the notorious Jau Prison despite severe medical risks, subjecting him to humiliating treatment on arrival.