Search results for "Zainab al-Khawaja"

Bahrain: “Release Zainab Al-Khawaja with no further delay”

 On 7 April 2016, Bahrain's foreign minister told the US State Department activist Zainab Al-Khawaja would be freed
2016-05-06

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
2016-04-12

Bahrain must immediately release Zainab Al-Khawaja

 Index on Censorship calls for the immediate release of human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja, who was arrested on Monday 14 March 2016 with her one-year-old son Abdulhadi.
2016-03-18

Bahrain activist Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced to one year for insulting king

 Zainab Al-Khawaja was sentenced to one year for insulting the country's king. The human rights activist faced the Bahrain Court of Appeal on 21 October 2015, her 32nd birthday.
2015-10-21

Zainab Al-Khawaja to face Bahrain court of appeal

 Bahraini human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja will appear before the Bahraini court of appeals on 21 October
2015-10-19

Bahrain: Zainab Al-Khawaja sentenced to additional 16 months

 Bahraini human rights activist was handed an additional 16 month sentence for insulting a public official, according to her sister Maryam Al-Khawaja, co-director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights
2014-12-09

Bahrain releases Zainab Al-Khawaja

 Bahrain human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was released from prison on Wednesday after spending five weeks imprisoned. Al-Khawaja, who is more than eight months pregnant, must return to court on 4 and 9 December for her sentencing.
2014-11-20

Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab and Zainab Al-Khawaja trials postponed

 The prominent human rights defenders are facing charges of insulting government institutions on Twitter and publicly insulting the king respectively
2014-10-28

Foreign Secretary: Use UK influence on Bahrain to free Nabeel Rajab, Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer

 Dear Mr. Hammond, We are writing to you in light of your current tour of Gulf Cooperation Council countries regarding the arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab, Zainab Al-Khawaja and Ghada Jamsheer in Bahrain for cases of peaceful expression. Nabeel Rajab, the President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Director […]
2014-10-17

Bahrain: NGOs call for release of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja on 7th anniversary of his arrest

 Seven years ago this month, renowned human rights defender and former Index award winner Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja was dragged from his home in Bahrain, tortured, tried in a military court, and sentenced to life in prison for his peaceful role in 2011 protests. Today, 5 April, on Al-Khawaja’s 57th birthday, the undersigned human rights organisations call for […]
2018-04-05

Bahrain: Maryam Al-Khawaja urges UK to speak out on human rights violations

 TAKE ACTION: Tell your MP to put pressure on Bahrain to release Nabeel Rajab and Zainab Al-Khawaja
2014-10-17

International Day to End Impunity: Zainab Alkhawaja

 International Day to End Impunity is on 23 November, and since the start of the month, the campaign has highlighted activists, journalists, and dissidents who have suffered from impunity. Today the campaign highlights Bahraini activist Zainab Alkhawaja, who has been in and out of prison for her work speaking out against human rights abuses in […]
2012-11-22