Leading Bahraini Lawyer Stripped of Legal Licence Over Tweets
22 March 2021 – A disciplinary board in Bahrain has arbitrarily revoked the legal licence of prominent Bahraini defence lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi for one year,
22 March 2021 – A disciplinary board in Bahrain has arbitrarily revoked the legal licence of prominent Bahraini defence lawyer Abdullah Al-Shamlawi for one year,
11 March 2021 – The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in a plenary session today to adopt an urgent resolution condemning human rights abuses in
11 March 2021 – A Bahraini court has handed seriously ill 16-year old Sayed Hasan Ameen and three other juveniles a 6-month imprisonment but granted
15 rights groups have written to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to address a severe deterioration of human rights in Bahrain by
Father of Ali Mushaima, 21-year old Bahraini who was first individual killed by police on 14 February 2011 during Bahrain’s Arab Spring uprising; Abdulhadi
14 February 2021 – A Bahraini judge has renewed the detention of two 13-year old children, Mohammed Rashid and Husain Ayoob, for a further 7
Two 13-year old children are facing up to 20 years in prison after being detained and interrogated over charges linked to protesting; Family members informed
Please note: This letter was sent on 25 January and it was acknowledged by the European External Action Service (EEAS). The Bahraini foreign minister visit
22 January 2021 Dear Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, We the undersigned, more than 100 organisations from around the world, are appealing for your assistance to
21 December 2020 – The chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf (DHRG), Brendan O’Hara MP, has written