A debate at the Frontline Club last night on the future of Al Jazeera, following recent calls for the network to be shuttered by a group of seven Arab countries, did not go to plan
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the sentencing of Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison
The trial of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been delayed yet again, this time until 10 July
Just as she was getting ready for bed on 3 July, Bahraini human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Sayegh was arrested by masked officers. Her whereabouts remain unknown
Index on Censorship joins an international coalition calling on the government of the United Arab Emirates to free Ahmed Mansoor.
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.
Index on Censorship has joined with international organisations to urge Formula 1 to address restrictions on peaceful protesters and journalists in Bahrain.
The director of advocacy at the Bahrain Institute for Human Rights and Democracy stepped onto the embassy’s steps and was arrested a few minutes later
Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been in prison in Bahrain for a full year for expressing opinions. During this time, he has been primarily held in solitary confinement
On the one-year anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest, Index on Censorship joins 14 international NGOs to call for his release