As a journalist and human rights activist, Bader works on exposing the detention and
torture of journalists in war-torn Syria. She has been particularly vocal on activists’ arrests and the violations of human rights committed by the
Bashar al-Assad regime. In February 2012, she was among 14 CMFE staff members, also including director Mazen Darwish and prominent activist
Razan Ghazzawi, who were arrested during a raid on their offices by the
Syrian Air Force Intelligence services. Some were released a few days later, and, on 10 May 2012, eight more were released, among them Bader, to face trial for "possession of banned publications." Her husband, Mazen Darwish, was released later, in August 2015, along with colleagues Hussein Gharir and Hani al-Zitani. == International recognition ==