Bahrain

After a decade in prison, the United Nations has found that a pro-democracy activist in Bahrain should have not been arrested and called authorities to immediately release him. In its report released in March, the UN group on arbitrary detention…

Bahrain’s Judiciary has sentenced three individuals to one year in prison for discussing Islamic theology on online platforms. The defendants are members of a local cultural society called Tajdeed, which aims to challenge traditional Islamic scholarship and jurisprudence without criticizing…

The Bahraini political detainee and is sentenced to life, Sayyed Abbas Mahdi, who is in prison for 10 years now, has directed a message to the OHCHR, calling on him to increase observers at the Bahraini prisons. In his message,…

A number of Bahraini MPs, who were forcibly exiled outside their country, signed a letter to the Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Martin Chongong, affirming that Bahrain is still far from the standards and principles of democracy and equality promoted…

Human rights organizations have confirmed that many political rights are missing in Bahrain, in addition to widespread violations that undermine political and human rights activities, such as banning political gatherings, pursuing political activists, and political ostracism. In a report published…

The international organization of Shia rights watch, has recorded 41 terrorist attacks against Shia Muslims and the followers of Ahl Al Beit (peace be upon them) in 6 different countries worldwide during the past month of February, confirming the escalating…

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights Organization (ADHR) in Bahrain launched an international campaign to terminate Bahrain’s Interior Minister, Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, from office. The organization stated on its website that the campaign comes under the title “Bring…

A ‘futuresque’ mosque reimagining Islamic architecture has been approved by local authorities and may now be constructed in Bahrain. According to the project architect Mr. Karimi, “The proposal pushes the relationship of architectural elements to one another investigating the elasticity…

More than 20 international human rights organizations sent a joint letter to the ruler of Bahrain, Hamad Isa Al-Khalifa, and his crown prince, Salman Hamad Al-Khalifa, calling on them to immediately and unconditionally release the detained academic, Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace.…

More than 160 imprisoned Bahraini political opponents and pro-democracy activists have protested against humiliating treatment, inhumane conditions, and abusive treatment inside the kingdom’s notorious Jaw Prison, and filed a complaint in the hope that their situation would improve. The 162…