Bahrain

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…

The member states of the Human Rights Council called on Bahrain to respect the religious freedoms of the Shias, and to release political detainees in the country. According to information received by Shia Waves Agency, Ireland has called for protecting…

Relatives of Bahraini political prisoners have called on Pope Francis to put pressure on the Manama regime to end human rights abuses across the kingdom, calling on the pontiff to highlight the plight of the inmates by visiting their families…

Prominent Bahraini human rights activists have urged the Vatican to address a number of serious files and persistent concerns related to religious freedom during Pope Francis’s visit to Manama next month. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain sent…

An American activist group promoting human rights in Bahrain has called on Pope Francis to either back out of his upcoming visit to the Gulf nation or criticize what they say are repressive and discriminatory government practices. In an Oct.…

On the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Alice Edwards, and the Special Rapporteur on extra-judicial summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, issued the…

A number of detainees in the juvenile detention center ‘Dry Dock’ complained about the poor quality of the meals served to them. Bahraini human rights activist, Ibtisam Al-Saegh, said that the most important needs of the child are a sufficient…

Leading Shia cleric, Abduljalil al-Miqdad has been brutally assaulted at Bahrain’s notorious Jaw Prison en route to his medical appointment. Al-Miqdad is the founder of a Shia opposition political group in Bahrain. He has spent 11 years in prison and…