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Two Bahraini Men at Risk of Imminent Execution in Saudi Despite UN Expert’s Intervention
On 7 April 2022, the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia ratified the death sentence issued against Bahraini citizens, Jaafar Sultan (30) and Sadiq Thamer (32).
Timeline: Dr Abduljalil AlSingace’s Hunger Strike
Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, an imprisoned opposition activist and human rights defender, has been on hunger strike since 8 July 2021. He is protesting against persistent
Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix 90 lawmakers slam F1 & FIA for “actively facilitating sportswashing” of Gulf human rights abuses
90 European legislators have written to FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, to raise concerns that the FIA and F1 are “actively facilitating sportswashing in
Rights groups condemn F1’s “double standard” for racing in Bahrain amidst “continued institutionalized repression”
27 NGOs have written to Formula 1 (F1) CEO, Stefano Domenicali, to raise human rights concerns ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend;
One week before Bahrain Grand Prix, 6 boys unfairly sentenced to one year in detention
A Bahraini judge today convicted six boys, aged between 14 and 15, to one year in detention in a child welfare facility, in flagrant violation
UN Committee Concerned Over Bahrain’s Intimidation and Harassment of Human Rights Defenders
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Concluding Observations on Bahrain Summary of Key Concluding Observations published 4 March 2022 The Committee made
Foreign Office Minister “Misleads” Parliament over Arbitrary Detention of Bahraini Children says Human Rights Watch
4 March 2022 Last month, former MENA Minister James Cleverly made an “erroneous” statement to Parliament on the cases of six children detained in a
Bahrain Crown Prince meets with Secretary Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin, Absence of Condemnation on Human Rights Record
4 March 2022 This week, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince has already met
Bahrain marks 11th anniversary on 14th February 2022 of pro-democracy uprising amid continued repression
The Bahraini regime has continued to repress civil society and severely restrict fundamental civic freedoms. Bahrain sustained its violent campaign of persecution against political dissidents;
Bahrain: Boys Arbitrarily Detained in Orphanage
Bahrain: Boys Arbitrarily Detained in Orphanage Families Left in The Dark (Beirut, February 8, 2022) – Bahrain authorities are detaining six boys, ages 14 and 15, in
Serbia Extradited Bahraini Dissident Despite Block by European Court of Human Rights
Serbia has extradited Bahraini dissident Ahmed Jaafar Mohamed Ali, 48, to Bahrain early this morning following an INTERPOL Red Notice and in an outrageous violation
Timeline: Dr Abduljalil AlSingace’s Hunger Strike
Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, an imprisoned opposition activist and human rights defender, has been on hunger strike since 8 July 2021. He is protesting against persistent
Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix 90 lawmakers slam F1 & FIA for “actively facilitating sportswashing” of Gulf human rights abuses
90 European legislators have written to FIA President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, to raise concerns that the FIA and F1 are “actively facilitating sportswashing in
Rights groups condemn F1’s “double standard” for racing in Bahrain amidst “continued institutionalized repression”
27 NGOs have written to Formula 1 (F1) CEO, Stefano Domenicali, to raise human rights concerns ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend;
One week before Bahrain Grand Prix, 6 boys unfairly sentenced to one year in detention
A Bahraini judge today convicted six boys, aged between 14 and 15, to one year in detention in a child welfare facility, in flagrant violation
UN Committee Concerned Over Bahrain’s Intimidation and Harassment of Human Rights Defenders
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Concluding Observations on Bahrain Summary of Key Concluding Observations published 4 March 2022 The Committee made
Foreign Office Minister “Misleads” Parliament over Arbitrary Detention of Bahraini Children says Human Rights Watch
4 March 2022 Last month, former MENA Minister James Cleverly made an “erroneous” statement to Parliament on the cases of six children detained in a
Bahrain Crown Prince meets with Secretary Blinken and Defense Secretary Austin, Absence of Condemnation on Human Rights Record
4 March 2022 This week, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince has already met
Bahrain marks 11th anniversary on 14th February 2022 of pro-democracy uprising amid continued repression
The Bahraini regime has continued to repress civil society and severely restrict fundamental civic freedoms. Bahrain sustained its violent campaign of persecution against political dissidents;
Bahrain: Boys Arbitrarily Detained in Orphanage
Bahrain: Boys Arbitrarily Detained in Orphanage Families Left in The Dark (Beirut, February 8, 2022) – Bahrain authorities are detaining six boys, ages 14 and 15, in
Serbia Extradited Bahraini Dissident Despite Block by European Court of Human Rights
Serbia has extradited Bahraini dissident Ahmed Jaafar Mohamed Ali, 48, to Bahrain early this morning following an INTERPOL Red Notice and in an outrageous violation