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Letter from Bahrain’s Jau Prison: Torture Victim Ali Hajji Appeals to the UK Government

Posted date: November 15, 2018in: Advocacy, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UKNo Comments

15 November 2018 – Yesterday, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) sent a letter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on behalf of Bahraini political prisoner... Read more

Political Prisoners in Solitary Confinement After Exposing Torture and Receiving Attention From the UK Parliament

Posted date: November 15, 2018in: Advocacy, Case Studies, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UK, UNNo Comments

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) expresses extreme concern for the acts of reprisals committed against Bahraini political prisoners, Ali Hajji and Naji Fateel, who have... Read more

BAHRAIN: Formula One Expresses “Concerns” for Imprisoned Female Activist Critical of The Grand Prix

Posted date: November 15, 2018in: Advocacy, Case Studies, Casework, Formula One News, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Najah Ahmed Yousif, Press Releases, TimeLineNo Comments

15 November 2018 – On 12 November, Formula One expressed concern for Bahraini female political prisoner, Najah Yusuf, whose conviction involves criticising the Bahraini government and... Read more

Former Bahraini MP Detained for Tweeting Criticism of Upcoming Elections

Posted date: November 13, 2018in: Advocacy, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, International Engagement, News, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UKNo Comments

13 November – Today, former Bahraini MP Ali Rashed AlAsheeri was detained by the Public Prosecution for investigation, after tweeting his intention to boycott the upcoming elections in... Read more

Bahrain Sentences 4 to Death on Terrorism-Related Charges & Revokes Their Citizenship

Posted date: November 12, 2018in: Advocacy, Casework, Death Penalty, Duraz, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Press Releases, Revocation of Citizenship, TimeLineNo Comments

12 November 2018 - Today, Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced four individuals to death on charges related to terrorism, three of them being tried in absentia. The charges relate... Read more

20 Cross-Party Parliamentarians Condemn Upcoming Elections in Bahrain and Urge FCO to Act

Posted date: November 09, 2018in: Advocacy, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, News, Press Releases, Sheikh Ali Salman, Statements, TimeLine, UKNo Comments

9 November 2018 - 20 Parliamentarians expressed their serious concerns over the legitimacy of the upcoming elections for the Council of Representatives of Bahrain’s National Assembly in a le... Read more

Lib-Dem Peer Writes to FCO Ministers Urging Them to Call for Release of Bahraini Political Opposition Leader Sentenced to Life

Posted date: November 07, 2018in: Advocacy, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, International Engagement, News, Press Releases, Sheikh Ali Salman, Statements, TimeLine, UKNo Comments

7 November 2018 – Yesterday, Lib-Dem peer Lord Scriven wrote an open letter to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expressing his “extreme disappointment” in their weak response... Read more

BAHRAIN: Appeal Court Overturns Acquittal of Leading Opposition Leader and sentenced him to life imprisonment

Posted date: November 04, 2018in: Advocacy, Casework, Press Releases, Sheikh Ali Salman, Statements, TimeLineNo Comments

4 November 2018 – Today, Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals overturned the acquittal of the leader of Bahrain’s dissolved opposition party Al-Wefaq, Sheikh Ali Salman, thereby allowing th... Read more

Court of Cassation Overturns Death Sentences of Mohammed Ramadan and Hussein Moosa and Returns the Cases to the Court of Appeal

Posted date: October 24, 2018in: Advocacy, Casework, Death Penalty, Freedom from Torture, Mohammed Ramadan, Husain Moosa, News, Press Releases, TimeLineNo Comments

24 October 2018 – On Monday 22 October 2018, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation overturned the death sentences of political prisoners Mohammed Ramadan and Husain Moosa, and returned their c... Read more

Rights Groups Urge the UN High Commissioner to Intervene in Mistreatment of Female Activists in Bahrain

Posted date: October 18, 2018in: Advocacy, Alwadaei Family, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UN, Women DetaineesNo Comments

18 October 2018 – Today, 9 NGOs including the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), wrote to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Experts, urging them to publi... Read more

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