Bahrain
Bahraini rights groups slam use of torture by authority against dissent
World
August 23, 2017
Bahraini rights groups slam use of torture by authority against dissent
Three Bahraini human rights groups have slammed the Gulf Monarchy’s National Security Agency (NSA) for its systematic use of torture…
Bahrain issues arrest warrant for prominent journalist
Islam World
August 23, 2017
Bahrain issues arrest warrant for prominent journalist
A Bahraini court has ordered the arrest of award-winning reporter Nazeeha Saeed, who works for the France 24 television network…
Bahrain must stop discriminating against Shias: Tillerson
Islam World
August 17, 2017
Bahrain must stop discriminating against Shias: Tillerson
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called on the Bahraini regime to stop discriminating against Shias residing in the…
Protests across Bahrain prior to Independence Day
Islam World
August 15, 2017
Protests across Bahrain prior to Independence Day
Hundreds of citizens took part in peaceful protests in different Bahraini villages as Bahrain’s Independence Day approaches. Hundreds of…
Bahrain’s National Security Summons around 40 Activists
Islam World
August 10, 2017
Bahrain’s National Security Summons around 40 Activists
The National Security Apparatus (NSA) summoned about 40 human rights defenders and political activists for interrogation in the security agency…
Bahraini government closes Diraz main entrance
Islam World
August 5, 2017
Bahraini government closes Diraz main entrance
Bahraini authorities closed, on Wednesday, the main entrance to Al-Diraz, where the country’s Shiite religious clericAyatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, resides…
Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown martyrs
Islam World
July 30, 2017
Bahrainis rally to remember crackdown martyrs
Bahrainis have rallied throughout the Gulf island in remembrance of those killed during the regime’s years-long crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy…
Fresh fears over extent of UK links to Bahrain ‘torture prisons’
World
July 23, 2017
Fresh fears over extent of UK links to Bahrain ‘torture prisons’
New documents reveal UK contractors visited Bahrain 28 times in 12 months amid an ongoing rights crackdown. New…
Bahraini inmates seeking medical attention punished with torture, solitary confinement
Islam World
July 23, 2017
Bahraini inmates seeking medical attention punished with torture, solitary confinement
A Bahraini human rights group says detainees being held at a detention center in the Gulf kingdom will be punished…
U.N. calls on Bahrain to release Shia rights activist
Islam World
July 16, 2017
U.N. calls on Bahrain to release Shia rights activist
The U.N. human rights office called on Bahrain on Friday to “unconditionally and immediately” release a rights campaigner, who was…