
Action Alert: Bahrain/Canada: Canadian imprisoned for 5 years in Bahrain after forced confession
Naser al-Raas was brutally tortured for 31 days in al-Qala prison, before being sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in October.
Naser al-Raas was brutally tortured for 31 days in al-Qala prison, before being sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in October.
Anyone who followed Twitter during last week’s BBC Question Time would have seen a barrage of criticism four letter insults towards one of the panelists after a question to the panel on Syria.
Statement by the Bahrain Freedom Movement on the report published by the government commission.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is convening a press conference 23 November to give representatives of the Bahraini people based in London a chance to respond to the publication of BICI’s report.
A Canadian imam who was arrested during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia three weeks ago says he was beaten and strangled during his 36 hours in confinement.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Thursday expressed concern over the ‘Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’ (BICI) set up by royal decree in June.
IHRC releases its briefing expressing concern over the ‘Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry’ (BICI). The commission was set up by royal decree on 29 June 2011 in order to investigate the civil and political unrest that has gripped Bahrain since pro-reform protests erupted in February of the same year.
[17 November 2011] The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) was set up by royal decree on 29 June 2011 in order to investigate the civil and political unrest that has gripped the kingdom since pro-reform protests erupted in February of the same year.