Bahrain

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy confirmed that there had been a sudden deterioration in the health of the Bahraini detainee, Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace.The director of the institute, Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, said that a sudden deterioration in the…

The Bahraini security authorities released the prominent opposition leader Khalil al-Halwaji, after more than 7 years of his arrest, as part of the Alternative Penal Code.Al-Halwaji was arrested on September 3, 2014 and sentenced to 10 years in prison, and…

Eleven human rights organizations considered the death sentence issued by the Saudi Criminal Court against Bahraini citizens, Jaafar Sultan and Sadeq Thamer, as a violation of the spatial jurisdiction of the Saudi judiciary, and as arbitrary and a transgression in…

Ten human rights organizations condemned the death sentence against Bahraini citizens in Saudi Arabia, stressing that it is clear arbitrariness and a violation of the application of local law.A joint statement issued by 10 human rights organizations said that the…

The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights announced its condemnation of the devastating bombing led by the Saudi-led coalition against the Yemeni people.Through its account on Twitter, the Forum expressed its condemnation of the war crimes committed by the Saudi- and…

The American organization ACLED confirmed that the Bahraini regime considers the Shia religious Ashura season a political threat and is repressing its participants.A report by the organization, which is funded by the US State Department, stated that the Bahraini regime…

Several dozen members of the UK parliament have called on their government to impose ‘Magnitsky’ style sanctions on Bahrain officials accused of torture and mistreatment of political prisoners, with interior minister Rashid al-Khalifa coming in for particular criticism.The concerns were…

Dozens of human rights groups have called on the US and other western governments to advocate for the release of prominent Bahraini opposition figure Abduljalil al-Singace, who has been on a hunger strike in prison for nearly 200 days.The letter,…

The British Secret Service website commented on the annual report of Human Rights Watch, which documented human rights violations in Bahrain.The British website said in a tweet, “Human Rights Watch condemned the severe repression, detention and torture of children, and…

…………The British Middle East Eye website revealed that records showed that the Bahraini authorities paid more than 20 thousand pounds to bring four British MPs to the Manama Dialogue, which was held in Bahrain late last November, according to records…