21 January 2016 – The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) today wrote to FIFA’s eight leading sponsors raising serious concern regarding Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa... Read more
Today, 31 December 2015, Bahraini authorities summoned five prominent activists for interrogation over speeches they delivered at an event held in solidarity with detained opposition leader... Read more
18 November 2015 – The Bahraini government last week sentenced opposition politician Majeed Milad to two years’ imprisonment for acts related to his exercise of free speech. Americans for De... Read more
5 November 2015 – Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has officially declared Sheikh Ali Salman, the prominent leader of Bahrain’s oppo... Read more
Evidence of presidency hopeful Sheikh Salman’s close links to human rights crackdown submitted to Fifa 3 November 2015, London – Bahrain NGOs today submitted evidence to the Fifa... Read more
31 October 2015 – Construction began today on Britain’s new Royal Navy base in Bahrain, despite ongoing controversies. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Foreign Minister Sheik... Read more
Last year marked the first general elections to be held in Bahrain since the pro-democracy uprising of 2011. Since the election, which has been named amongst the worst elections in 2014 alo... Read more
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) express concern over the... Read more
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) along with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), and the European C... Read more
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, Issue #51 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue • Sheikh Ali Salman sentenced for 4 years • Bahrain Strips 56 of Citizenship • HRC 29th Session • ... Read more
