Bahrain

AFP

Leading Bahrain activist grilled over Le Monde article

22 December 2016 by AFP

Bahraini authorities say they have interrogated detained opposition leader Nabil Rajab for spreading "false information" in an article published in French daily Le Monde that accused Gulf monarchies of fomenting "extremism". Rajab [...]

Opinion

Swiss Government: Make human rights the centre of Bahrain state visit, say NGOs

12 May 2016 by The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy

Six international and local NGOs wrote to the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs expressing concern over the King of Bahrain’s state visit to Switzerland later this week. King Hamad is expected to arrive in Bern on Thursday 12 May, [...]

SWITZERLAND EXAMINES TORTURE CASE AGAINST BAHRAIN ATTORNEY GENERAL

4 November 2015 by Julia Crawford, JusticeInfo.Net

Human rights activists are hailing news that Swiss authorities have opened a case against Bahrain’s Attorney General Ali Bin Fadhul Al-Buainain, after torture allegations were filed against him. The complaint was filed in Septembe [...]