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Bahrain: Request for support to free imprisoned human rights defender Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, on hunger strike since July 2021
17 January 2022 – Today, a coalition of 27 human rights organisation including the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, Amnesty International and Committee to
MPs scrutinize UK government over funding bodies implicated in abuse of Bahrain political prisoners
Key Points Today, the ongoing detention of political prisoners in Bahrain was debated in the Chamber of the House of Commons, where cross-party MPs including
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 NGO letter urging EU targeted sanctions against NSO Group
Dear High Representative Borrell, Dear Foreign Ministers of EU member states, We are writing following credible revelations that Israeli NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware was used
Bahraini activist enters his second week on hunger strike outside the Bahraini embassy in London
Activist Ali Mushaima enters his second week of hunger strike outside the Bahrain embassy in London His action is taken in solidarity with detained Bahraini
Press Conference Held Outside Bahrain Embassy in London as jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters 139th day of hunger strike
Key Points Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters his 139th day of hunger strike, demanding the return of his confiscated academic research as his health continues to
MPs Call on UK Government to Follow Biden Administration by Blacklisting Israeli NSO Spyware Group
Notes for editors 10 UK MPs have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the UK government to follow the example of the Biden
UK MPs call out Bahrain ‘greenwashing’ at Cop26 as war in Yemen rages and jailed academic reaches 120 days on hunger strike
6 UK politicians including former Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett write to Bahrain’s Crown Prince challenging his climate policies in light of destruction of
Bahraini torture survivor dies from cancer, following years of medical negligence
Former political prisoner Ali Qamber (48) died this morning from cancer at Salmaniya Hospital which developed during his imprisonment at Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison Hundreds
Protesters Gather Outside Bahrain’s London Embassy as Jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace Nears 100 Days on Hunger Strike
14 October 2021 – Protesters gathered outside Bahrain’s embassy in London this afternoon in solidarity with Bahraini academic and political prisoner Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, who
UK Parliamentary Group Accuses Government of “Hypocrisy” Over U-Turn on Free Trade Agreement with Human Rights Abusing Gulf States
8 October 2021 – The chair of a UK parliamentary group and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) have accused the UK government
MPs scrutinize UK government over funding bodies implicated in abuse of Bahrain political prisoners
Key Points Today, the ongoing detention of political prisoners in Bahrain was debated in the Chamber of the House of Commons, where cross-party MPs including
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 NGO letter urging EU targeted sanctions against NSO Group
Dear High Representative Borrell, Dear Foreign Ministers of EU member states, We are writing following credible revelations that Israeli NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware was used
Bahraini activist enters his second week on hunger strike outside the Bahraini embassy in London
Activist Ali Mushaima enters his second week of hunger strike outside the Bahrain embassy in London His action is taken in solidarity with detained Bahraini
Press Conference Held Outside Bahrain Embassy in London as jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters 139th day of hunger strike
Key Points Dr Abduljalil AlSingace enters his 139th day of hunger strike, demanding the return of his confiscated academic research as his health continues to
MPs Call on UK Government to Follow Biden Administration by Blacklisting Israeli NSO Spyware Group
Notes for editors 10 UK MPs have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on the UK government to follow the example of the Biden
UK MPs call out Bahrain ‘greenwashing’ at Cop26 as war in Yemen rages and jailed academic reaches 120 days on hunger strike
6 UK politicians including former Green Party Leader Natalie Bennett write to Bahrain’s Crown Prince challenging his climate policies in light of destruction of
Bahraini torture survivor dies from cancer, following years of medical negligence
Former political prisoner Ali Qamber (48) died this morning from cancer at Salmaniya Hospital which developed during his imprisonment at Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison Hundreds
Protesters Gather Outside Bahrain’s London Embassy as Jailed Academic Dr Abduljalil AlSingace Nears 100 Days on Hunger Strike
14 October 2021 – Protesters gathered outside Bahrain’s embassy in London this afternoon in solidarity with Bahraini academic and political prisoner Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, who
UK Parliamentary Group Accuses Government of “Hypocrisy” Over U-Turn on Free Trade Agreement with Human Rights Abusing Gulf States
8 October 2021 – The chair of a UK parliamentary group and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) have accused the UK government