The trial of Index award winner Nabeel Rajab has been adjourned until 29 November
Bahrain: Rights activist jailed over tweet is denied bail
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CATEGORY: Middle East and North Africa
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...
Rights groups call on UK to press Bahrain to release human rights defenders
Nine human rights organisations called on the British government on Friday to speak out publicly in the case of activists currently being detained...
Bahrain: Maryam Al-Khawaja urges UK to speak out on human rights violations
Lebanon: Censorship Bureau approves critical play
Censorship body gives green light to latest play from Index award nominee Lucien Bourjeily, despite being featured heavily in the work
Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab to face trial for expressing opinion
Human rights activist Nabeel Rajab will stand trial on 19 October for allegedly insulting Bahraini government institutions on Twitter.
Index calls on UK to speak out against Bahraini human rights abuses after Rajab arrest
Index award winner Nabeel Rajab has been detained for seven days while being investigated for claims that he offended the Ministry of Interior over Twitter
Shout Art Loud shortlisted for Amnesty Awards
The interactive documentary shows how graffiti artists, cartoonists, dancers and actors are fighting back against rising levels of violence and sexism on the streets of Cairo
Tunisia: Frontline Freespeech Workshop, 30 Sept
Index on Censorship in association with Article 19, Tunisia, invite you to a workshop to launch Frontline Freespeech, a pilot project seeking to...
Bahrain: Maryam Alkhawaja released
The human rights defender is subject to a travel ban and is due in court again on 1 October. Aimee Hamilton reports
Bahrain: Activists highlight the human rights situation
Bahraini human rights activists Nabeel Rajab and Sayed Ahmed Al Wadaei discuss their countries human rights record.
Egypt: Restrictions on campus protest could spark unrest
With just a few weeks to go before Egyptian universities open their gates to students for the start of the new academic year, the Egyptian authorities are feeling jittery — and rightly so. Shahira Amin reports
