Facing charges related to comments on the social media website Twitter, Nabeel Rajab may be sentenced to more than ten years in prison.
NGOs call for unconditional release of Bahraini human rights defender
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Bahrain’s human rights abuses
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted, with a large majority, a resolution condemning recent human rights abuses performed by Bahraini authorities
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab hospitalised after 15 days in solitary confinement
Index on Censorship is deeply concerned by news that Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been hospitalised while in prison
Bahrain must immediately release and drop all charges against Nabeel Rajab
Index on Censorship remains deeply concerned about the treatment of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, whose detention was extended by another eight days. He has been held since 13 June.
Fourth anniversary of Raif Badawi’s arrest: Saudi Arabia must release him now
Index on Censorship joined English Pen at the Saudi Arabian embassy in London to call for the immediate release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
Bahrain: NGOs call for an end to reprisals against human rights defenders
In a new and concerning escalation of its crackdown against civil society, Bahraini authorities are targeting human rights defenders
Bahraini authorities once again target human rights activist Nabeel Rajab
Monday’s arrest of Nabeel Rajab marks the latest attempt to silence one of the Middle East’s most prominent human rights defenders.
Index condemns arrest of Nabeel Rajab
Bahraini authorities have arrested Nabeel Rajab, a prominent human rights activist.
Bahrain continues to use arbitrary detention as a weapon to silence critics
Bahraini authorities this week released opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja, who had been imprisoned with her infant son since March but continues to use arbitrary arrest and imprisonment to silence its critics.
15 June: Press freedom in the Middle East: challenges and prospects
The New Arab news network invites you to a panel discussion to discuss the challenges faced by the media and journalists in the post-Arab Spring era