Yusur Al Bahrani · May, 2012

I am a journalist and a human rights activist. I also write for several online publications. Follow Yusur on Twitter @YusurAlBahrani

Latest posts by Yusur Al Bahrani from May, 2012

Nabeel Rajab: The struggle continues in Bahrain

  28 May 2012

President of Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, has been released on $800 bail, his lawyer Mohamed Al Jishi said. Earlier this month, Rajab was arrested at Bahrain International Airport on his return from Beirut. Charges against include writing “insulting” posts in social networks (Twitter). He has also been...

The Monarchy of Bahrain: An enemy of the Internet

  11 May 2012

Last week, the Bahraini authorities arrested the President of the Human Rights Centre in Bahrain, Nabeel Rajab when he returned from Lebanon at Bahrain’s International Airport. Apparently, the Bahraini government claim that Rajab was arrested because of his “insulting tweets.”

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