7 October 2016 – ARTICLE 19 and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) welcome the opportunity to contribute to the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of... Read more
14 September 2016 – In 2011, the Government of Bahrain violently suppressed the country’s peaceful pro-democracy movement. More than half of the population protested structural inequal... Read more
12 July 2016 – On 20 June, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior revoked the nationality of Sheikh Isa Qassim, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shia community, rendering him stateless.... Read more
15 June 2016 – A report by BIRD on the UK’s relationship with Bahrain, released today, has described British policies in the country as “counter-productive”, “m... Read more
14 June 2016, Washington DC – On 14 February 2011, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bahrain calling for more democracy and greater political liberties. A majority of Bahrain... Read more
23 فبراير 2016 – في السنوات الخمس الماضية و منذ انتفاضة “الربيع العربي” التي بدأت في 14 فبراير عام 2011، برزت بكثرة أحكام التجريد من الجنسية باعتبارها واحدة من الطرق الأكثر... Read more
8 February 2016 – In the five years since the ‘Arab Spring’ uprising, which began on 14 February 2011, the stripping of citizenship has emerged as one of the most disturbin... Read more
16 November 2015 – Washington, DC – The Bahraini government has only fully implemented two, and has not made any progress on eight of the 26 recommendations made by the Bahrain Independent C... Read more
17 September 2015 – The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) are pleased to announce the publishing of a new re... Read more
15 September 2015 —The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) are pl... Read more
