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
Bahrain: Women’s rights activist arrested and risks torture
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International voices call on UAE to release Ahmed Mansoor
Index on Censorship joins an international coalition calling on the government of the United Arab Emirates to free Ahmed Mansoor.
Press freedom must not be used as a bargaining chip
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.
Formula 1 must reconsider plans for Bahrain race as crackdown intensifies
Index on Censorship has joined with international organisations to urge Formula 1 to address restrictions on peaceful protesters and journalists in Bahrain.
Protester arrested during demonstration at Bahrain Embassy in London
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
London protest marks a year in prison for Nabeel Rajab
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
Groups urge UN members to call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defender
On the one-year anniversary of Nabeel Rajab’s arrest, Index on Censorship joins 14 international NGOs to call for his release
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab approaches one year in prison without sentencing
Next week marks one year since the Bahraini human rights activist and Index on Censorship award winner Nabeel Rajab was imprisoned on charges for which he has yet to be sentenced
NGOs demand release of journalists held by Huthi forces for two years
The Huthi and allied forces should immediately and unconditionally release ten Yemeni journalists detained arbitrarily without charge or trial
Bahrain: Press freedom groups call for lifting of Al Wasat suspension
Press freedom organisations and local Bahraini groups have raised alarm today over the suspension of Bahrain’s only independent newspaper, Al Wasat, which has been barred from publishing for three days now.