Bahrain

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…

Since August 10, 2022, 14 Bahraini political prisoners have been languishing under horrific human rights violations in Jaw Prison, cut off from the outside world and unable to communicate between them and their families. Americans for Democracy and Human Rights,…

A Bahraini court upheld charges against one of the country’s most prominent human rights defenders on Thursday, after denying him access to an appeal hearing, according to his family and rights campaigners. Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja, 61, was initially imprisoned in 2011…

The European Parliament’s adoption of a draft resolution calling on Bahrain to immediately and unconditionally release Bahraini-Danish human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and all other political prisoners constituted a new European condemnation of the human rights violations committed by the…

With tears and chest beatings, thousands of Bahrainis in several regions of the country, today and yesterday evening, commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahraa (peace be upon her). Husseiniyat and mosques in Bahrain witnessed the establishment of mourning…

Bahrainis celebrated the blessed birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her) today Thursday, according to their customs and traditions. They emphasized the depth of their sincere affiliation with the pure Imams (peace be upon them) and their adherence…

Prisoner of Conscience Hassan Mushaima suffers from a difficult health condition inside the detention centers of the Bahraini authorities, while his son Mohammed has been protesting in front of the detention for days, to demand that his father be allowed…

Sources monitoring affairs of prisoners of conscience inside Jaw Central Prison in Bahrain confirmed that a number of political prisoners in Building 7 continue protesting due to continuing offense against scholars and prominent figures. Bahraini activist Youssef Al-Jamri said in…