Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab was released on Wednesday after spending three weeks in prison. Rajab was arrested on June 6 for posting critical comments about Bahrain's government on his social media page....
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Bahraini authorities have released an 11-year-old detainee who was imprisoned for nearly a month, his lawyer told reporters on Tuesday. Ali Hasan Alqudaihi was arrested on May 14 for allegedly attending an illegal gathering . The boy was...
Canada high court begins reviewing case under Anti-Terrorism Act
The Supreme Court of Canada on Monday began reviewing the case of Mohammed Momin Khawaja . The review will mainly focus on the constitutionality of the term "terrorist activity" in the Anti-Terrorism Act...
Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested and returned to prison on Wednesday after posting critical comments about the government on his social media page, according to his lawyer. This is not the first time Rajab has been...
The Justice Ministry of Bahrain on Sunday announced that it would file a lawsuit seeking to ban the Islamic party known as the Islamic Action Society, or Amal, a party composed of mostly Shiite Muslims who have been critical...
Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab was released on bail on Monday, according to his lawyer. Rajab was arrested for insulting a statutory body through messages he posted on Twitter criticizing the Interior Ministry. Rajab is the...
Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja has ended his hunger strike because he believes he has adequately raised awareness of his cause , Al-Khawaja's wife told Reuters on Monday. Al-Khawaja has been on...
Bahrain activist's daughter sentenced to month in jail for staging protest
A court in Bahrain on Thursday sentenced Zainab Al-Khawaja, the daughter of jailed pro-democracy activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja to one month in prison for trying to organize an anti-government protest, according to...
Bahrain informed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday that it would seek to address its controversial human rights record. Bahrain stated that it would consider several measures , including ceasing to torture prisoners, releasing...
Bahraini authorities on Monday arrested prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, according to the country's Interior Ministry . According to his lawyer, Rajab was arrested for messages he posted on Twitter criticizing...