Month of September, 2009
Ministry of Information undersecretary orders blocking of 1,040 websites

(BCHR/IFEX) - The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is alarmed to learn that a further grip by the local authorities was introduced on electronic sites, in continuation of a Ministry of Information campaign initiated earlier in 2009 by Ms Mai Al-Khalifa, a member of the ruling family.
Letters on Bahrain from the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association of North America
Letters on Bahrain
21 September 2009
Dr. Ebrahim Ahmed Aljanahi
President, University of Bahrain
Fax: +973 1744 9900
Dear Dr. Aljanahi:
A member of the Ruling Family assaults an elected opposition figure
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A member of the Ruling Family assaults an elected opposition figure
A series of attacks and harassments against the largest political group in the country
The BCHR calls for implementing “the rule of just law” rather than the “rule of the tribe”
“If man is not to be compelled to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, human rights should be protected by the rule of law”
(The Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
15 September 2009
BCHR: A University Student Penalized for Distributing Critics to Academic Status
A University Student Penalized for Distributing Critics to Academic Status











