Bahrain: Authorities Strip Citizenship from Dozens of Bahrainis
Restore Status, End Discrimination Against Shias with Iranian Heritage (Beirut, June 11, 2026) –The Bahraini government on April 27, 2026 revoked the nationality of
Restore Status, End Discrimination Against Shias with Iranian Heritage (Beirut, June 11, 2026) –The Bahraini government on April 27, 2026 revoked the nationality of
Bahrain’s parliament voted to revoke the membership of three Members of Parliament in a special session held this morning. The removal came after the three
Today, Bahrain’s High Criminal Court sentenced five people to life imprisonment on charges of conspiring with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and convicted twenty-five
(London), Today, the Bahraini government announced the revocation of citizenship from 69 individuals, describing them as being of “non-Bahraini origin” and accusing them of “sympathy
(London) – Today, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU), a body under Bahrain’s Public Prosecution Office mandated to investigate misconduct by security officials, concluded its investigation
Signs of Torture; Investigation Needed (Beirut) – A 32-year-old man who was forcibly disappeared in Bahrain on March 19, 2026, died in custody more than
On 17 February 2026, the Criminal Court of Appeal accepted the appeal in form and substance, rejected it on the merits, upheld the appealed judgment,
Last week, leading human rights organisations filed a request for UK sanctions against Bahrain’s Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, under
Today, the Bahraini Lower Criminal Court sentenced prominent opposition activist, Ebrahim Sharif to six months’ imprisonment and fined him 200 Bahraini dinars (approximately USD 530),
19 November 2025, (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities have detained Ebrahim Sharif, a prominent political activist, for peaceful comments he made in Beirut, Human Rights Watch