Author Archives: GCC

Amnesty slams Bahrain’s ‘cruel, inhumane’ treatment of jailed activists

Amnesty International has blasted Bahrain for denying vital medical care to jailed pro-democracy activists, saying [...]

Bahrain: Cruel denial of medical treatment endangers lives of jailed activists

The Bahraini authorities have for over a year deliberately denied proper medical care for four [...]

Prominent women activists silenced by Saudi Arabia

Despite outward show of social reforms, Saudi authorities are cracking down on dissent Saudi Arabian [...]

Son of jailed Bahraini figure spends night in front of Bahrain’s London embassy

  Ali Mushaima has spent night sleeping on the sidewalk outside the Bahraini Embassy in [...]

Iraq says Saudi Arabia to sell it power after protests

Saudi Arabia has agreed to construct a solar power plant and sell electricity to Iraq, [...]

U.N. rights experts tell Bahrain to release jailed activists

GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights experts called on Bahrain on Thursday to release [...]