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Bahrain: Further information: Bail set for prominent activist but ...
23 May 2012

On 20 May a Bahraini court granted bail to the prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab. However the charges of 'insulting a national institution' have not ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/033/2012

Bahrain must commit to accountability at Universal Periodic Review
16 May 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT 16 May 2012 AI Index: MDE 11/032/2012. Bahrain must commit to accountability at Universal ...

Public Statement       MDE 11/032/2012

Bahrain: Further information: Verdict approaching in Bahrain ...
15 May 2012

The verdict on the case of 20 health professionals on trial in Bahrain is scheduled to be announced on 14 June 2012. If convicted and imprisoned, all 20 would be ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/031/2012

Bahrain: Prominent activist arrested in Bahrain: Nabeel Rajab
8 May 2012

Prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was arrested on 5 May at Bahrain International Airport in relation to tweets he posted. He has been charged with “ ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/029/2012

Bahrain: Activist arrested over 'insulting' tweets must be freed ...
8 May 2012

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

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Bahrain: Further information: Jailed opposition activists face ...
1 May 2012

14 opposition activists in Bahrain have been ordered to appear before a civilian court for an appeal trial. One of the activists, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who has ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/027/2012

Wire, May/June 2012. Vol. 42, issue 03
1 May 2012

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Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2012

Wire, May/June 2012. Vol. 42, issue 03
1 May 2012

1) Up front: the night-crossing 2) Freedom of expression: China's defiant heart 3) Human rights talk: 'You can't just stand there and not act' 4) World Press Freedom ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/003/2012

Bahrain urged to release Al-Khawaja as appeal of activists ...
30 April 2012

Bahraini human rights defender Al-Khawaja is among a group of activists granted an appeal in a civil court.

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Bahrain: Daughter of hunger striker arrested
25 April 2012

Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was arrested on 21 April for protesting against the detention of her father, who has been on hunger strike for over two months ...

Urgent Action       MDE 11/026/2012