Human Rights
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…
ADHRB Executive Director criticizes US complicity in violence in Awamiya
World
August 17, 2017
ADHRB Executive Director criticizes US complicity in violence in Awamiya
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) Executive Director Husain Abdulla criticizes US complicity in the ongoing violence…
UN finally breaks silence on Saudi razing of Shia town
World
August 12, 2017
UN finally breaks silence on Saudi razing of Shia town
The UN has reacted to media reports about a deadly and destructive Saudi military crackdown against an eastern Shia town,…
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…
US-led coalition air raids kill nine civilians in Syrian city
World
August 3, 2017
US-led coalition air raids kill nine civilians in Syrian city
A pro-opposition monitoring group says at least nine civilians have been killed in airstrikes by the US-led coalition purportedly fighting…
Amnesty calls on Saudi Arabia to halt execution of 14 dissenters
World
July 26, 2017
Amnesty calls on Saudi Arabia to halt execution of 14 dissenters
Human rights group Amnesty International has called on Saudi Arabia to halt the executions of 14 individuals who were sentenced…
SRW expresses its concern over the tragic situation of detainees in the Middle East
World
July 24, 2017
SRW expresses its concern over the tragic situation of detainees in the Middle East
Shia Rights Watch International Organization has expressed its concern over the tragic situation of the detainees in the Middle East,…
Disabled Saudi detainee transferred to solitary confinement for execution
World
July 17, 2017
Disabled Saudi detainee transferred to solitary confinement for execution
An international human rights group says Saudi officials have moved a disabled man sentenced to death for attending an anti-regime…
Myanmar’s army crackdown leaves Rohingya Muslims on brink of famine
World
July 16, 2017
Myanmar’s army crackdown leaves Rohingya Muslims on brink of famine
A military crackdown has left more than 220,000 Rohingya Muslims on the brink of starvation in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state,…
Amnesty UK: Court ruling deadly blow to Yemeni civilians
World
July 11, 2017
Amnesty UK: Court ruling deadly blow to Yemeni civilians
Amnesty International says a recent UK court ruling that the British government is entitled to continue authorizing arms supplies to…