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6 April 2020, Beirut – Amid the global threat posed by COVID-19, Bahraini authorities should release human rights defenders, opposition activists, journalists and all others imprisoned... Read more
27 March 2020 – Bahrain’s government is facing mounting criticism for repeated failed attempts to evacuate approximately 1000 Bahraini citizens still trapped in Mashhad, Iran, after 76... Read more
19 March 2020 – At least five of the more than 1500 Bahrainis thought to be trapped in Iran have died since the beginning of March, as Bahrain’s government faces rising criticism for r... Read more
18 March 2020 – Bahrain has released a significant proportion of its prison population amid rising panic over the spread of Coronavirus, but prominent political leaders and human right... Read more
13 March 2020 – Today, the Bahrain News Agency announced that 901 prisoners will be granted a royal pardon “for humanitarian reasons, in the backdrop of current circumstances.” In add... Read more
5 March 2020 – Hajer Mansoor, mother-in-law of London-based human rights defender Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, was released from prison in Bahrain today after completing a three year sentence... Read more
14 February 2020 – Protests have taken place in towns and villages across Bahrain since last night to mark the ninth anniversary of Bahrain’s popular uprising, including in the capital... Read more
12 February 2020 – The University of Huddersfield is facing heavy criticism after rights groups received testimonies from 10 Bahraini political prisoners alleging they were tortured at... Read more
21 January 2020 – 125 prisoners detained at building 17 of Bahrain’s Dry Dock Detention Centre will be launching a hunger strike to protest the lack of access to medical care, followi... Read more
8 January 2020 – Bahrain’s High Criminal Court of Appeals has upheld the death sentences of Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa. Both men were convicted in an unfair trial that used evi... Read more
