A Syrian citizen journalist on the realities of reporting in a country where a pseudonym and bulletproof vest offer little protection from constant danger
Inside Syria’s war: The extreme dangers faced by local reporters
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
Bahrain: Rights activist facing two trials in March
Bahrain’s government continues its judicial harassment of Nabeel Rajab
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A reading list looking at Bahrain’s uprising six years on.
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Groups urge Boris Johnson to call for release of Nabeel Rajab
International organisations call on the British foreign minister to pressure Bahrain to end judicial harassment of human rights advocate Nabeel Rajab
Bahrain: Court postpones trial of Nabeel Rajab for an eighth time
A Bahraini court has postponed human rights activist Nabeel Rajab’s trial date for an eighth time until 21 February
Bahrain renews detention of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab
Index award-winning human rights activist Nabeel Rajab’s pre-trial detention was renewed for a further 15 days by Bahrain’s Public Prosecution on 5 January according to Nabeel’s lawyer.
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab remains in prison despite court order for his release
Nabeel Rajab, the prominent Bahraini human rights activist who has been held in prison for the past seven months, was due to be released on bail but remains in Jau prison.
Inside Syria’s war: The extreme dangers faced by local reporters
A Syrian citizen journalist on the realities of reporting in a country where a pseudonym and bulletproof vest offer little protection from constant danger
Groups urge UN to call on Bahrain to release human rights defender
Fifty-four international human rights and free expression organisations have written to the United Nations on behalf of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.