
Event Summary: Bahrain Human Rights Challenges in 2015 and the UK’s Policy
On Thursday, 13 August 2015, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Human Rights Watch held a roundtable discussion regarding concerns regarding human rights

On Thursday, 13 August 2015, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Human Rights Watch held a roundtable discussion regarding concerns regarding human rights

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, Issue #58 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue •Isa Al-Aali granted asylum • Mass Arrests post Sitra bombing • Protest for Dr. Al-Singace • Open Letter to Bahrain Endurance 13 •

4 August 2015, London – A UK court approved Bahraini Isa Al-Aali’s asylum appeal in a verdict welcomed by the Bahrain Institute for Rights and
On Wednesday, 29 July 2015, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, English PEN and Index on Censorship gathered outside the Bahrain Embassy in London

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) along with Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights

Wednesday, 15 July 2015, Issue #55 BIRD Weekly Newsletter In this Issue Nabeel Rajab released from prison • Ebrahim Sharif re-arrested • UK Designates 2.1M for Bahrain Assistance • FCO Minister on Free

Coming on the heels of Ebrahim Sharif’s re-arrest this Sunday, prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was pardoned yesterday and released from prison due to

UPDATE: 17 August 2015 – Ebrahim Sharif is expected to be presented before a Bahraini criminal court on 24 August 2015. ———— UPDATE: 14 July

10 July 2015 – The European Parliament yesterday passed an Urgency Resolution calling for an EU-wide ban on tear gas and crowd control equipment to

Champions for Justice: Bahrain’s Death Row Prisoners In Bahrain, political dissidence can be punishable by death. The Government of Bahrain employ the threat of capital