25 February 2010
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Authorities suspend permits of two foreign correspondents

(BCHR/IFEX) - The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its great concern regarding the persistance of the authorities in their campaign to restrict journalists and correspondents of the foreign press and international news agencies. The Bahraini authorities recently suspended the activity of correspondents from certain French and German news agencies.

18 February 2010
The Observatory has been informed by the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) about the slandering media campaign launched against Mr. Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), Mr. Mohamed Al-Maskati, BYSHR President, and Mr. Abdul Ghani Al-Khanjar, Spokesperson of the National Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture (NCMVT).

Increasing Alleges of Torture against the Detainees on Criminal Charges

February 2010

HAQ: Movement of Liberties and Democracy- Bahrain
Human Rights Bureau
www.haaq.org, Email: HAAQ.Bahrain@gmail.com
To evade prosecution of involvement in crimes against humanity:
Concealment and Rotation of Torturers in Security Establishments

28 January 2010

HomeBahrain: Media harassment of human rights defenders Mr Nabeel Rajab, Mr Mohamed Al-Maskati and Mr Abdul Ghani Al-Khanjar
Posted on 2010/02/18

CARAM ASIA & Bahrain Center for Human rights
February- 2010

The shocking cases of suicides committed by migrant workers in Bahrain reported since the beginning of 2010 are the continuation of a trend that should have been addressed years ago. The BCHR and CARAM[1] Asia condemns the failure of authorities and Bahraini civil society to improve the working and living conditions of migrant workers, which in previous cases has been shown to lead to acts of desperation such as suicide.

Bahrain using torture to extract confessions: HRW
Sarah Miley at 11:47 AM ET

Alert - Bahrain
9 February 2010

Authorities prohibit publishing houses from exhibiting books

(BCHR/IFEX) - The Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its great concern regarding the Bahraini authorities' banning of 25 Shiite Lebanese publishing houses from exhibiting their books in the annual book fair, planned to be held in the Bahraini capital of Manama on 17 March 2010.

Human Rights Groups: Security Suspects Tortured in Bahrain
Selah Hennessy | London 08 February 2010
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A new report from a human-rights watchdog says officials in Bahrain have been using torture since 2007 when interrogating security suspects. Human Rights Watch says their report is based on interviews with detainees and medical records, but officials from the Gulf State deny the allegations.

Bahrain Accused of Blacklisting Shi’a Books
BY RACHELLE KLIGER / THE MEDIA LINE
09/02/2010 16:51

Rights movement says Bahraini government has blacklisted Lebanese publishers at an upcoming book fair.
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Ahmad Kabalan, a representative of the Kabalan shipping company told The Media Line in an email that there was “no blacklist.”

Bahrain Accused of Blacklisting Shi’a Books
Written by Rachelle Kliger
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Rights movement says Bahraini government has blacklisted Lebanese publishers at an upcoming book fair.

A human rights organization has accused the Bahraini government of preventing Lebanese publishers from selling their wares at an upcoming book fair.

Lord Avebury, the Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary HR Group invites you to a

Press Conference

Human Rights Watch is launching a comprehensive report on

“The Revival of Physical Coercion during Interrogations in Bahrain”

Joe Stork, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division and

Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, a consultant with Human Rights Watch and senior attorney in the New York office of Dorsey & Whitney LLP will present the report.

We’ll go back to the 1990s.
—Ministry of Interior officer to detainee Nadr Ali Ahmad al-Salatne