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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
Joint Letter: Make any meeting with King Hamad contingent on tangible human rights reforms
Dear Mr. President, We are writing to raise serious concerns about your confirmed participation in the upcoming Jeddah Summit on 15 and 16 July given
Rights groups & MPs condemn UK Minister’s failure to raise serious human rights concerns as first visit to Bahrain coincides with prisoner’s 1 year hunger strike anniversary
4 July 2022 – The Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East Amanda Milling MP has tweeted praising Bahrain’s “real progress” after visiting
Bahrain: Release political prisoners ahead of UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Today, activists and NGO representatives gathered outside the Bahraini Embassy in London to mark the 11-year anniversary of the conviction and sentencing of high-profile
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).
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
Joint Letter: Make any meeting with King Hamad contingent on tangible human rights reforms
Dear Mr. President, We are writing to raise serious concerns about your confirmed participation in the upcoming Jeddah Summit on 15 and 16 July given
Rights groups & MPs condemn UK Minister’s failure to raise serious human rights concerns as first visit to Bahrain coincides with prisoner’s 1 year hunger strike anniversary
4 July 2022 – The Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East Amanda Milling MP has tweeted praising Bahrain’s “real progress” after visiting
Bahrain: Release political prisoners ahead of UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Today, activists and NGO representatives gathered outside the Bahraini Embassy in London to mark the 11-year anniversary of the conviction and sentencing of high-profile
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).
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