Authors send letter to His Royal Highness Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Leading writers including Margaret Atwood, Elif Shafak and Claire Tomalin have signed an open letter to the king of Bahrain urging him to intervene in the case of a political prisoner being denied the right to read in jail.

Bahraini government must immediately release Nabeel Rajab

Rights groups call for immediate release of Nabeel Rajab after UN group calls his detention arbitrary and discriminatory

Bahrain must allow medical care for all prisoners of conscience

Index on Censorship joins call for Bahrain's government to address denial of medical care to Hassan Mushaima

Political speech is not a crime: Urgent appeal to stop the trial of opposition society leader Sheikh Ali Salman

NGOs call on Bahraini authorities to drop all charges and ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Bahrain's largest political opposition society, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.

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 […]

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.

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.

Court rejects Nabeel Rajab’s appeal against prison sentence for speaking to journalists

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.

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.

Bahraini court delays hearing for Nabeel Rajab

Bahrain's Appeals Court convened in the second appeals hearing for Nabeel Rajab, who was sentenced to two years in July for speaking to journalists.