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Bahrainis commemorate the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

Bahrainis commemorate the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

Hundreds of Ahlulbayt followers roamed the cities of Bahrain in a mourning procession to commemorate the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.Videos circulated by bloggers and activists in Bahrain showed gatherings of men, youth, and children walking…
Bahraini scholars call for broad participation in Arbaeen mourning processions

Bahraini scholars call for broad participation in Arbaeen mourning processions

Senior scholars in Bahrain called on believers to participate widely and effectively in reviving the Arbaeen through setting up mourning ceremonies and participating in mourning processions.The scholars, Sayyed Abdullah al-Ghuraifi, Sheikh Muhammad Sanqour, Sheikh Mahmoud al-Aali and Sheikh Ali al-Sadady…
Prisoners of conscience in Bahrain’s Jaw Prison: We categorically reject the Alternative Penal Code

Prisoners of conscience in Bahrain’s Jaw Prison: We categorically reject the Alternative Penal Code

Prisoners of conscience in Jaw Prison in Bahrain issued a statement declaring their rejection of the so-called Alternative Penal Code.In their statement, the detainees sent three messages, which they addressed to the Crown Prince’s government, rejecting the Alternative Penal Code…
United Nations: Bahrain violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

United Nations: Bahrain violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Four United Nations experts sent a letter of allegation to the Bahraini authorities about their documented violations of citizens’ rights, and their record of practices including enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture.According to the media, the UN experts referred to…
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior launches campaign of raids in Samaheej and Buri, and arrests seven citizens

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior launches campaign of raids in Samaheej and Buri, and arrests seven citizens

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior led a campaign of arrests in more than one Bahraini region.As the Ministry of Interior announced some releases under the Alternative Penal Code, it launched a campaign of arrests. Six young men from Samaheej village…
Amnesty International calls on the Bahraini regime to release a Bahraini dissident

Amnesty International calls on the Bahraini regime to release a Bahraini dissident

Amnesty International has called on the Bahraini authorities to release the Bahraini academic Dr. Abduljalil al-Singace.The organization said in a tweet, “Today, al-Singace completes 65 days of hunger strike and has so far lost 20 kg, his blood pressure and…
Human Rights Institute: The Bahraini government did not respond to the request to visit the UN Special Rapporteur on torture

Human Rights Institute: The Bahraini government did not respond to the request to visit the UN Special Rapporteur on torture

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy confirmed that the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain still refuses to respond to the visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on torture.The director of the institute, Ahmed al-Wadaei, said through his account…
Hunger strike renewed in Jaw prison in Bahrain

Hunger strike renewed in Jaw prison in Bahrain

Prisoners in the notorious Jaw prison in Bahrain announced their entry into an open hunger strike to protest the deteriorating conditions and ill-treatment inside the prison.Sada al-Bahrain website stated that the prisoners in Building 17 announced the strike in protest…
BCHR calls on the government to end enforced disappearances of dissidents

BCHR calls on the government to end enforced disappearances of dissidents

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights called on the Kingdom’s government to put an end to the enforced disappearances of political opponents, to grant amnesty to political prisoners, and to put an end to the widespread practice of torture and…
Wide concern about the contradiction in the official discourse on human rights and the silence on violations in Bahrain

Wide concern about the contradiction in the official discourse on human rights and the silence on violations in Bahrain

Western governments are facing increasing pressures and are facing widespread criticism to turn a blind eye to the abuses committed in Bahrain, the latest of which was with the French government, which is looking for solutions to get out of…
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