Bahrain

Marches took place in several Bahraini towns in protest against the authorities’ ban on visiting the holy shrines in Iraq, Syria and Iran with the approach of the holy month of Muharram. The demonstrators affirmed their adherence to the approach…

The Bahraini authorities’ lack of response to people living with tuberculosis in Jaw Prison contravenes their human rights obligations, particularly the right to health, Amnesty International said. “The Bahraini authorities’ inappropriate response to the request to treat tuberculosis cases in…

Amnesty International called on the Saudi authorities not to ratify the death sentence issued against two Bahrainis, Jaafar Mohammad Sultan and Sadeq Majeed Thamer, to quash their conviction and re-try them in line with international fair trial standards. The organization…

Yesterday, the largest Friday prayer for the Shias returned at the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque, peace be upon him, in the Diraz region, after it was banned by the authorities for 6 years. According to an official announcement issued by the…

Human rights sources revealed that the detainee, Muhammad Al-Iskafi, was beaten by prison guards due to the establishment of mourning ceremonies on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him. A human rights activist, Ibtisam…

Angry crowds demonstrated in separate areas of Bahrain, denouncing the recent mass executions by Saudi authorities against 41 people from Qatif.The demonstrators raised slogans against the Saudi and Bahraini regime after the Saudi Interior Ministry announced the execution of 81…

With the start of the 49th session of the Human Rights Council, and with the aim of calling for the release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Bahrain, the Arab Gulf Center for Human Rights, in cooperation with…

A United Nations committee criticized the Bahraini government’s discrimination against Shias in education, work, and the exercise of their cultural rights.During a periodic review, the UN Committee on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights asserted that the…

Human Rights Watch confirmed that the legal reforms announced in Bahrain have little effect to stop the massive violations in the country.“Despite mounting evidence of abuse, the British government has not criticized Bahrain’s arbitrary detention of children or even retracted…

The High Criminal Court in Bahrain issued a prison sentence for two children under the age of 18.On Monday, the court convicted and sentenced the 15-year-old child, Hassan Mubarak, to 3 years in prison. It also decided to imprison the…