Bahrain
Reprieve Organization launches campaign to stop the execution of torture victims in Bahrain
February 25, 2021
Reprieve Organization launches campaign to stop the execution of torture victims in Bahrain
Reprieve, the anti-death penalty organization, launched an electronic petition calling for a moratorium on executions issued in Bahrain against activists whose confessions were extracted under torture.The organization noted the escalation of executions in Bahrain, pointing out that since 2012, all…
Irish MPs raise concern over 70-year-old Bahraini detainee who is being violated and deprived of treatment
February 24, 2021
Irish MPs raise concern over 70-year-old Bahraini detainee who is being violated and deprived of treatment
Three MPs of the Irish Parliament have questioned Foreign Minister Simon Coveney about human rights violations in Bahrain.Representatives Neil Collins, Joan Collins, and Michael Creed inquired of Coveney about the efforts being made by his government to release the 70-year-old…
Bahrain: Dreams of reform crushed 10 years after uprising
February 11, 2021
Bahrain: Dreams of reform crushed 10 years after uprising
Ten years after Bahrain’s popular uprising, systemic injustice has intensified and political repression targeting dissidents, human rights defenders, clerics and independent civil society have effectively shut any space for the peaceful exercise of the right to freedom of expression or…
Campaign of arrests of 14 citizens in Bahrain
February 6, 2021
Campaign of arrests of 14 citizens in Bahrain
The Bahraini forces launched a massive campaign of arrests on the town of Sanabis, which resulted in dozens of house raids and the arrest of at least 14 citizens, without knowing the reasons for the campaign.Pictures posted on social media…
Bahraini authorities issue new unfair rulings against citizens
February 1, 2021
Bahraini authorities issue new unfair rulings against citizens
The Bahraini courts issued a series of unfair rulings against a number of Bahrainis, some of which amount to life imprisonment.According to Bahraini sources, the regime’s courts have sentenced Sheikh Hussein Al-Qafoud to life imprisonment for a malicious case, and…
Bahrain: Protest denounces the anniversary of the execution of three young men
January 17, 2021
Bahrain: Protest denounces the anniversary of the execution of three young men
A protest was organized in a Bahraini town on the fourth anniversary of the Bahraini regime’s execution of three young men.The protestors raised banners and shouted slogans denouncing the regime and the injustice it committed against the youth, indicating the…
Bahrain fails to win the presidency of the Human Rights Council
January 16, 2021
Bahrain fails to win the presidency of the Human Rights Council
The Asia Pacific Group announced the nomination of a prominent Fiji diplomat and human rights activist, Nozha Shamim Khan.This announcement comes after frenzied efforts by the Bahraini authorities recently to urge Russia, China and India to support their candidate for…
Amnesty International: Arbitrary harassment of detainees in Bahrain
January 12, 2021
Amnesty International: Arbitrary harassment of detainees in Bahrain
Amnesty International published a disastrous report on the human rights situation in Bahrain, the confiscation of freedoms and the situation of detainees inside the prisons of Hamad bin Isa, who appears to be following the example of the Saudi Crown…
Bahrain: Six months of enforced disappearance of Shia cleric due to religious rites
January 7, 2021
Bahrain: Six months of enforced disappearance of Shia cleric due to religious rites
The family of political prisoner Sheikh Zuhair Ashour has complained that they haven’t heard any news about him since July last year.Sheikh Zuhair Ashour faces an unknown fate as he was subjected to enforced disappearance.Ashour and others were placed in…
Bahrain Press Association: Increasing cases of infringement of freedoms since 2011
January 5, 2021
Bahrain Press Association: Increasing cases of infringement of freedoms since 2011
The Bahrain Press Association issued its annual report for the year 2020, which documented violations by the Bahraini authorities and their attacks on press and media freedoms.In its report, the Association emphasized the increasing incidence of violations by the Bahraini…