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Yusuf Al-Muhafdha: Convicted Returnees to Bahrain Have the Right to a Lawyer, Retrial, and Legal Guarantees
2024-07-08
Human rights defender Sayed Yusuf Al-Muhafdha has called on exiled individuals with previous convictions, including those with dual citizenship, who decide to return to Bahrain, to seek legal or human rights consultations to avoid arrest.
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HR Activist Yousif Al-Muhafda Reveals Bahrain University Book Insulting to Shia Doctrine, Demands Taking Action
2022-01-05
Human rights activist Yousif Al-Muhafda demanded launching an independent investigation on one of the religious books adopted in the University of Bahrain after receiving complaints that it insults one of the Shia sect symbols.
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Al-Muhafda: Parvez Has Prostate Tumor, Prison Clinic Didn't Inform his Family on His Release
2021-12-23
Human rights activist Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafda said that the recently released detainee Mohammqed Jawad Pervez suffers from a prostate tumor according to the first diagnosis and it is not known whether the tumor is benign or malignant.
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NPWJ Broadcasts "Beyond Covid-19: A Nine-Year Lockdown for Bahrain" Webinar
2020-05-23
No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) broadcasted on Friday (May 22, 2020) on its social media platforms a webinar entitled "Beyond Covid-19: A Nine-Year Lockdown for Bahrain".
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Injustice against Shia in Bahrain is Reality that must End: Yousif Al-Muhafda
2020-05-16
On the International Day of Living Together in Peace, the Vice President of Salam for Democracy and Human Rights Yousif Al-Muhafda said in a tweet that Bahrain's Shiites are living "an unjust reality that must end".
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Yousif Al-Muhafda in Dublin University: Bahraini Judiciary Takes Part in Torture Policy
2019-06-27
Vice President of Salam organization Yousif Al-Muhafda said on Wednesday (June 25, 2019) that the judiciary takes part in the vast torture policy in Bahrain.
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Father of HR Activist Yousif Al-Muhadfa Dies while Exercising Walking Work out
2019-06-18
Sayed Abuljalil Al-Muhafda, father of prominent human rights activist Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafda, died on Monday (June 17, 2019) while exercising walking work out on A'ali walkway.
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Bahrain Says Following Opposition Social Media could Result in Legal Action: Reuters
2019-06-03
Bahrain, a U.S. ally that hosts the Navy's Fifth Fleet, has warned citizens and residents that following anti-government social media accounts could result in legal action, hardening a government campaign against critical online voices.
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Al-Muhadfa to "Bahrain Mirror": Accusing Me of Managing "Na'eb Ta'eb" Account is False
2019-05-20
The Germany-based human rights activist Yousif Al-Muhafda denied in a statement to "Bahrain Mirror" what was stated by the Bahraini Ministry of Interior with regards to being responsible for managing "Na'eb Ta'eb" Twitter account.
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MoI Accuses Yousif Al-Muhafda and Hassan Al-Sitri of Managing "Na'eb Ta'eb" and Other Accounts on Twitter
2019-05-20
Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security announced that the investigation of social media accounts that aim to promote sedition and harm civil peace, social fabric and stability revealed that most of them are managed by foreign sources from Iran, Qatar, Iraq and European countries.
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Bahraini National Extradited by the Netherlands to Bahrain Held at Security HQ Notorious for Brutal Torture
2018-10-23
Yousif Al-Muhafdah said documented information confirmed that Bahraini youth Ali Shuwaikh, who was deported to Bahrain, is being held at the notorious Criminal Investigation Department HQ in Bahrain.
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Prisoners in Jaw Prison Suffer from Skin Diseases, Prevented from Treatment: Yousif Al-Muhafda
2018-08-18
Vice president of SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights Yousif Al-Muhafda said that some inmates in Jaw Central Prison suffer from skin diseases, indicating that the prison authorities are preventing them from their right to treatment.
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Activists to Bahrain Mirror on UPR: US Stance Surprising, UK's Stance like any Arab Country
2017-05-07
Bahrain failed another round in the United Nations. No one now believes the small state that masters falsifying recommendations and investing in the ad to waste time. 20 members wearing elegant suits and ties sat in the Human Rights Council (HRC) to be insulted. All the member-states' recommendations were on a side, and they were on the opposite one. The 20 members came to read papers like "robots". They became a mockery.
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BCHR: 46 Arbitrary Detentions in 1 Week, Total 236 Years in 20 Prison Verdicts
2017-01-17
Deputy President of Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Yousif Almuhafdah said that the Center documented 46 arrests within a span of 1 week. HE said that those arrested were also subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Al-Muhafda: Activist Nabeel Rajab Denies Circulations Attributed to him on Social Media about Jaw Incident
2017-01-09
Yusuf Al-Muhafda, deputy head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), denied what is being circulated on social media and attributed to the detained activist Nabeel Rajab about Jaw incident.
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Activist Yousif Almuhafdah: Hussam al-Mir, Prosecution's Witness Monitoring Opposition "Tweets"
2016-11-14
Activist Yousif Almuhafdah said that criminal investigations unit employee, "Hussam al-Mir", is the Prosecution's anonymous witness in all new cases brought up against activists to justify the travel ban against them.
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PHOTOS: Event Held in Solidarity with Prominent HR Defender Nabeel Rajab in Copenhagen
2016-09-03
Bahrain Center for Human Rights organized event to voice solidarity with detained prominent HR activist, Nabeel Rajab, in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen.
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Yousif al-Muhafdha: Bahrain Pursues Crime Revealer Rather than Perpetrator in Rayhana al-Mosawi’s Case
2016-05-11
Deputy Head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Said Yousif al-Muhafdha, said that what is occurring with Rayhana Al-Mosawi and her husband, after they filed a complaint to the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR), is “what we feared and expected”.
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Al-Mohafdha Tells Tagesspiegel F1 Race Organizers Help Bahrain Cover up HR Violations
2016-04-08
The deputy president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Yousif Al-Mohafdha stressed that the Formula One drivers and organizers of the race might not be aware that they are helping the Bahraini regime cover up human rights abuses and violations of freedom of expression.
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Yousif Al-Muhafdha: Attorney-General Was a Military Officer…Prosecution Covers up Crimes of Security Forces
2015-08-29
Bahrain Mirror: Vice President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Yousif Al-Muhafdha, said that Bahrain’s Public Prosecution is covering up the crimes of the Interior Ministry, pointing out that the Attorney-General was an employee in the military institution.