Further to the Urgent Appeal issued on 16 June 2010, Front Line has received the following information concerning the de facto travel ban in place against human rights defender Mr Abdul-Redha Mohammed: Abdul-Redha Mohammed was permitted to leave Bahrain the week beginning 28 June 2010.

Further Information

Abdul-Redha Mohammed is a human rights defender who was prevented from leaving Bahrain on 1 June 2010. He was informed by the passport office at Bahrain that he had to report to the National Security Apparatus. The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, however, was reportedly informed on 2 June 2010 by the Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General that no official travel ban had been imposed on Abdul-Redha Mohammed. Abdul Redha-Mohammed has repeatedly been pressured to meet with the Minister of National Security Sheikh Khalifa Al-Khalifa. This has reportedly included telephone calls to both Abdul-Redha Mohammed and his brother Mr Ali Mohammed – a former high ranking official who served as a consultant in the Ministry of Information – threatening to set the family house on fire, and the house being placed under continuous surveillance.

See the original Urgent Appeal of 16 June 2010 on behalf of Abdul-Redha Mohammed