Index on Censorship is appalled by the decision of UK border officials to confiscate the passport of Syrian journalist, and this year’s Index Freedom of Expression Award winner, Zaina Erhaim.
On 3 September 2015, a group of Houthi rebels convened a meeting at al-Najah School in the al-Haima district of Bani Waleed, a village, 72 kilometres west of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
The prince will visit in November as part of a tour aimed at “strengthening relations” in the region.
Rights groups wrote to the governments of 50 states urging them to publicly call for the release of Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who faces up to 15 years’ imprisonment for comments he made on Twitter.
Bahrain’s Public Prosecutor today charged prominent human rights activist, Nabeel Rajab, after the New York Times published his letter from prison.
On Monday, 5 September a Bahraini court delayed the trial of Index award-winning human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab.
Index on Censorship joins international call for release of Nabeel Rajab
Human rights organisations gathered at the Bahrain Embassy in London to support one of the Middle East’s most prominent human rights defenders
Playwright David Hare, author Monica Ali, comedian Shazia Mirza and MP Keir Starmer are among those who have written to Prime Minister Theresa May asking the UK government to call on Bahrain to release a campaigner imprisoned for just tweeting his opinions.
Join us in at the Bahrain Embassy in London to mark Nabeel Rajab’s birthday and call for his immediate release