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Bahrain: Two men face imminent execution following unfair trial amid allegations of torture

Posted date: May 07, 2019in: Death Penalty, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UncategorizedNo Comments

7 May 2019 – Yesterday, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation rejected the final appeal of Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali, two men sentenced to death in a mass trial for allegedly committing terrorist... Read more

Bahrain Parliament Passes Amendment Expanding Use of Death Penalty

Posted date: April 11, 2019in: Death Penalty, TimeLine, UncategorizedNo Comments

11 April 2019 – Yesterday, Bahrain’s Council of Representatives passed amendments expanding the use of the death penalty in Bahrain. New legislation would introduce tougher punis... Read more

BIRD Urges Museum to Cancel Event with the Embassy of Saudi Arabia Following Disappearance of Prominent Saudi Journalist

Posted date: October 11, 2018in: UncategorizedNo Comments

11 October 2018 – Today, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) wrote to the Natural History Museum in London urging them to cancel today’s reception for the Saudi Arabi... Read more

UK Government Under Scrutiny from Parliament for Supporting Bahrain’s Cover-Up of “Appalling Human Rights Record”

Posted date: September 11, 2018in: UncategorizedNo Comments

UK Government Under Scrutiny from Parliament for Supporting Bahrain’s Cover-Up of “Appalling Human Rights Record”. 11 September 2018 – Today, a Backbench debate on Human rights abuses... Read more

Prominent Activist Joins Ali Mushaima on The 35th Day of His Hunger Strike: HER STATEMENT

Posted date: September 04, 2018in: Advocacy, Bahrain 13, Casework, Freedom from Torture, Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly, Human Rights Defenders, International Engagement, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, Uncategorized, Zaynab Al-khawajaNo Comments

4 September 2018 – Today, prominent activist Zainab Alkhawaja joined Ali Mushaima on the 35th day of his hunger strike outside the Bahraini Embassy in London. Ali is demanding basic hu... Read more

Fake acid attack at Bahrain embassy in London

Posted date: August 12, 2018in: Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UncategorizedNo Comments

London – 12 August 18, Last night at 1.50am an unidentified member of the Bahrain Embassy in London threw a foamy liquid from the Ambassador’s balcony down onto a political oppon... Read more

BAHRAIN: Female Prisoner on Hunger Strike Hospitalised, as her Medical Condition Worsens

Posted date: March 22, 2018in: Advocacy, Alwadaei Family, Casework, Press Releases, Statements, TimeLine, UncategorizedNo Comments

Hajer Mansoor hospitalised on her third day of hunger strike Madina Ali joined the hunger strike over discrimination treatment Duaa Alwadaei convicted yesterday, Sayed Alwadaei published an... Read more

Activist Arrested for Throwing an Egg at Saudi Crown Prince’s Convoy at 10 Downing Street

Posted date: March 14, 2018in: Press Releases, TimeLine, UncategorizedNo Comments

7 March 2018 – An activist was arrested by the metropolitan police for throwing an egg at Mohamed bin Salman’s (MbS) convoy as he approached 10 Downing Street to meet Theresa May. The... Read more

BAHRAIN: Government Charges Imprisoned Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman with Colluding with Qatar

Posted date: November 01, 2017in: Press Releases, UncategorizedNo Comments

1 November 2017 – The Government of Bahrain has today charged senior political opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman with communicating with Qatar to work against Bahrain’s interes... Read more

YEMEN: UK Abandons UN Probe and Backs Saudi Arabia, Despite Doubts Revealed in Embassy Emails

Posted date: September 28, 2017in: Press Releases, UncategorizedNo Comments

28 September 2017 – The British Government looks set to continue its support for Saudi Arabia’s attempts to block a UN inquiry into the war in Yemen. Yet new Freedom of Information disclosur... Read more

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