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Bahraini Authorities Must Guarantee Right to Peaceful Protest and Cease Violent Crackdown against Opposition

Authorities urged to allow right to freedom of expression after an opposition group rally is banned.

July 12, 2012

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Bahrain Court Upholds Politically Motivated Convictions Against Medical Professionals

Bahrain's High Criminal Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of nine health professionals tried for their role in anti-government…

June 14, 2012

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Bahrain Must Immediately Release All Bahraini Prisoners of Conscience

Following the release of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, Amnesty International renewed its demand that Bahrain unconditionally release all…

May 29, 2012

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Amnesty International Declares Bahraini Activist Prisoner of Conscience Following Arrest for Insulting Tweets

Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been charged with "insulting a national institution."

May 8, 2012

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Bahrain: Reforms risk appearing hollow as violations continue

The Bahraini government's response to the findings of an international commission of inquiry has proved inadequate as human rights violations…

April 17, 2012

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Bahraini Shiite boy crouches by pile of tear gas canisters collected by protesters (AFP/Getty Images)

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Flawed Reforms: Bahrain Fails to Achieve Justice for Protesters

The human rights crisis in Bahrain is not over. Despite the authorities' claims to the contrary, not much has changed…

April 16, 2012

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Amnesty International human rights briefing on Bahrain

Amidst debates around the scheduling of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain, Amnesty International is today releasing a short…

April 13, 2012

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Human Rights in Bahrain: Doubts Raised About the Monarchy’s Will to Make Needed Reforms

As protesters continue to be under violent assault by the Bahrain authorities and the monarchy attempts to rebuild its image…

April 13, 2012

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Human Rights Coalition Urges President Obama to Act to Save the Life of Bahraini Activist on Hunger Strike

Amnesty International, along with 14 other human rights organizations, today urged President Obama to publicly demand that the Bahraini authorities…

April 9, 2012

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Bahrain: Release leading rights activist at risk of death from hunger strike

A leading Bahraini human rights defender serving a life sentence for his role in anti-government protests last year must be…

March 30, 2012

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Amnesty International cancels Bahrain visit

Amnesty International statement on the cancellation of its visit to Bahrain.

March 2, 2012

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Bahrain: One year on, accountability remains a distant aspiration

The Bahraini government remains far from delivering the human rights changes that were recommended by an independent international commission, Amnesty…

February 13, 2012