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Bahrain: 5 Citizens Arrested from Al-Dair in Vast Raid Campaign
2020-02-05
The security authorities arrested on (February 4, 2020) at dawn at least 5 citizens from Al-Dair, according to activists.
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Bahrain: 3 Citizens Arrested, One of whom Returning from Studying Abroad
2018-06-26
The Bahraini authorities carried out a security campaign today (Monday, June 25, 2018) at dawn and raided a number of houses in Sitra, which led to the arrest of child Hussein Mohammad Al-Akrawi from Wadiyan.
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Bahrain Arrests Citizen, Forcibly Deports his Family
2017-08-28
Activists on social media outlets confirmed that the security authorities forcibly deported the family of a Bahraini detainee.
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The Guardian: Bahrain Rearrests Activist who accused Security Forces of Sexual Assault
2017-07-08
Bahrain has rearrested a prominent human rights advocate who has accused the country’s security services of torturing and sexually assaulting her during her previous arrest in May, The Guardian reported.
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Security Authorities Launch Vast Security Campaign in Diraz, Arrest 3 Women
2017-06-21
The Bahraini security authorities launched on the dawn of Wednesday (June 21, 2017) vast security campaign in Diraz that led to arresting a number of citizens, including 3 women.
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BCHR Reports 10 Arrests, 52 Prison Verdicts in 1 Week
2017-04-20
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) aid that Bahrain witnessed last week (from 10 April to 16 April) the arrest of 10 Bahraini citizens, among them a child.
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BCHR Documents 17 Arrest Cases including Child Last Week
2017-04-11
Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 17 arrest cases including a child, within the first week of April.
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AFP Photographer Mohammed Al-Shaikh Transferred to CID
2017-03-22
Bahrain Press Association said that the Bahraini authorities transferred the AFP photographer to the criminal investigation building after his arrest.
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Bahrain: 117 Days on Detainee Disappearance, Criminal Investigations Refuses to Provide Information
2017-01-24
The family of detainee Fadel Abbass said that they were unable to see him since his arrest 117 days ago, indicating that the last call they received from him was in December 10, 2017, when he was still held in the criminal investigations directorate building.
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UAE Arrests Citizen Traveling by "Transit" and Hands Him to Bahrain
2017-01-11
Activists on social media said that the Emirati authorities arrested on (January 8, 2017) citizen Ahmad Al-Ojaimi from Karana while transiting through Dubai International Airport.
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Bahraini Embassy in London: Al-Wadaei’s Wife was Detained, Searched & Questioned in Airport, but not Mistreated!
2016-10-30
The Bahraini embassy in London stressed that Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei’s wife was briefly detained while leaving Bahrain’s airport for London, questioned, searched and released.
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Authorities Detain Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi
2016-08-15
The Bahraini authorities detained on Sunday (August 14, 2016) the neurosurgeon Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi after interrogating him for several hours.
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MoI Arrests Citizens for Posting "Instigative Materials" on Social Media
2016-06-28
Bahrain's Ministry of Interior said that it arrested a number of citizens for posting "instigative materials on social media".
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BCHR: Dozens of Arbitrary Arrests Made Last Week
2016-04-28
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) announced that 40 arrests took place last week, noting that 72% of these arrests were carried out arbitrarily by illegal house raids.
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Al-Wefaq Annual Report: 1,765 Arrested & 3 Killed in 2015
2016-04-28
The Freedoms and Human Rights Department at Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a report revealing the widespread human rights and religious freedoms violations practiced by the Bahraini authorities in 2015.
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BCHR: 61 Arrests within Last Week of August
2015-09-02
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it monitored 61 arrests within the last week of August (24-30 August 2015).
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Detainee Hassan Kadhem’s Family Demands his Release So He’d Take Care of his Disabled Brother
2015-09-02
Bahrain Mirror: Family of detainee Hassan Mohamed Kadhem (16 years old) called on the “competent authorities to release him, since he is the only one capable of taking care of his older disabled brother.”
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Bahraini Authorities Arrest Former MP Sheikh Hasan Isa...Al-Wefaq Calls for His Release
2015-08-20
Bahraini security forces arrested the former Bahraini Member of Parliament and Shiite Cleric, Sheikh Hasan Isa at the Bahrain International Airport on Tuesday night (August 18, 2015).
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For 3rd Time Since 2012: Seddiqa Al-Basri Arrested at Bahrain International Airport
2015-08-06
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s security forces arrested Seddiqa Al-Basri on Wednesday morning (August 5, 2015); the third time she has been taken into custody since 2012.
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Amnesty International Concerned that Sitra Bombing Detainees Are At risk of Torture and Denied Access to Their Lawyers & Families
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International called on Bahrain “to ensure those arrested in connection to recent Sitra bombing are not subjected to acts of torture and other ill-treatment while in custody.”