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The Bahraini authorities must immediately release five men sentenced to a years imprisonment for allegedly insulting the King of Bahrain in messages posted on Twitter, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 16 May 2013

Bahrain is clearly not serious about implementing human rights reforms, Amnesty International said today after the Gulf kingdom cancelled a planned visit by the United Nations torture expert for a second time. Posted: 24 Apr 2013

As Bahrain steps into the global spotlight with the Grand Prix at the weekend, Amnesty International warned that last years repressive tactics around the Formula One race could be repeated this year. Posted: 17 Apr 2013

A move by Bahrains government to jail anyone found guilty of insulting the Gulf nations King for up to five years is a new attempt to crush dissent before the country hosts the Formula One Grand Prix later this week, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 16 Apr 2013

The Bahraini authorities must respect freedom of expression and assembly during a week of demonstrations planned to protest against the imprisonment of the human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, said Amnesty International this evening. Posted: 22 Mar 2013

Jailed prisoners of conscience - including doctors and teachers - in Bahrain have spoken out about their plight in a new briefing released by Amnesty International today on the day that marks the two-year point since popular protests in Bahrain began in 2011. Posted: 14 Feb 2013

A decision by a court in Bahrain earlier today to reject an appeal by 13 opposition activists - upholding prison sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment - is further proof of how the countrys justice system simply cannot be relied on, Amnesty International said this afternoon. Posted: 7 Jan 2013

Amnesty International has welcomed an increase in global support for abolition of the death penalty, after the UN General Assembly yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. Posted: 21 Dec 2012

Amnesty International has condemned the Bahraini authorities detention of a 16-year-old boy in an adult prison in violation of international human rights standards. Posted: 19 Dec 2012

Bahrain must release a prominent human rights defender whose conviction for involvement in anti-government protests has been upheld by an appeal court today, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 11 Dec 2012

Amnesty International is calling on the Bahraini authorities to release 13 opposition activists and prisoners of conscience ahead of a court decision on their case early next week. Posted: 30 Nov 2012

Bahrain is making a mockery of its promises to reform over human rights and now faces a stark choice between the rule of law or sliding into a downward spiral of repression and instability, Amnesty International has warned today as it published a new report on the country Posted: 21 Nov 2012

The Bahraini authorities today stripped 31 opposition figures of their Bahraini nationality in a move described by Amnesty International as frightening and chilling. Posted: 7 Nov 2012

The bomb attacks which according to official reports killed 'two Asians' and injured a third need to be investigated thoroughly and independently, Amnesty International said today. Posted: 5 Nov 2012

The Bahrain governments ban on all rallies and gatherings in the country violates the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and must be lifted immediately, Amnesty International has said. Posted: 31 Oct 2012

Amnesty International has denounced a decision to uphold prison sentences against two former leaders of the Bahrain Teachers Association. Posted: 24 Oct 2012

Six medical staff - whose prison sentences for their role in last year's pro-reform uprising in Bahrain were upheld yesterday - have been arrested a day after Amnesty International called on the Bahraini government to refrain from jailing them. Posted: 2 Oct 2012

The convictions of nine health professionals sentenced to prison terms for their role in last years pro-democracy uprising in Bahrain must be quashed, Amnesty International has said, responding to a decision earlier today by the countrys Court of Cassation to reject appeals by the doctors and nurses against their convictions. Posted: 1 Oct 2012

Todays decision by Bahrains appeal court to uphold sentences against 13 opposition activists and prisoners of conscience has been condemned as outrageous by Amnesty International, which is calling on the authorities to ensure that the ruling is overturned and the activists immediately and unconditionally released. Posted: 4 Sep 2012

Reaction to Bahrains King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa visist to the UK. Posted: 23 Aug 2012