Theresa May states UK to be “partner of choice” in Gulf, where repression is escalating
7 December 2016 – Theresa May’s landmark speech in Bahrain today suggests little real change for the UK-Gulf relationship, with human rights set to take
The Bahraini village of Duraz (alternatively: Diraz), located West of the capital Manama, has been under blockade since June 2016, in response to an ongoing sit-in staged by a number of protesters. The sit-in was staged following the decision by the Government of Bahrain to revoke the citizenship of popular religious cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim on 20 June 2016.
Security forces have responded to the ongoing protests by:
barring non-residents from entry to the village
restrict the entry of vital resources
restrict internet access
use military force against protester
During a raid on protesters by unknown security forces on 26 January 2017, Mustafa Ahmed Hamdan (18) was shot in the back of the head, while several others were wounded. Mustafa Hamdan is still in critical condition, after a first hospital, the Bahrain International Hospital, refused him treatment. The ongoing harassment against Diraz’ residents relates to their exercise of freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of movement.
7 December 2016 – Theresa May’s landmark speech in Bahrain today suggests little real change for the UK-Gulf relationship, with human rights set to take
24 November 2016 – Bahrain’s National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) misled on the case a victim of enforced disappearance after their family complained to
7 November 2016 – Prince Charles will tomorrow be in Bahrain for a four-day trip which has stirred controversy. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and
Press Release 14 October 2016 – Campaigners are calling on Prince Charles to cancel his upcoming visit to Bahrain in light of the country’s deteriorating
Today, 14 September 2016, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) and the Bahrain Institute for
18 August 2016 – The Government of Bahrain has continued to target Shia religious leaders today, as authorities brought an additional charge of “inciting hatred”
15 August 2016 – Bahrain’s authorities today charged with illegal gathering the human rights defender and scholar Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman and activist and medic Dr.
In the past week, the authorities have escalated their targeting of protesters in Duraz. The number of individuals summoned and arrested over the past week
27 July 2016 – The Bahraini government has intensified state restrictions on the right to freedom of religion for the country’s Shia majority. While the
The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy is seriously concerned about the arrest and detention of dozens of peaceful protesters from the village of Duraz