Monthly Archives: May 2019

Saudi Arabia: Vision 2030, an Economic Plan to Whitewash Human Rights Abuses

Saudi Arabia launched the Vision 2030 economic program in 2016 to boost its economy. The [...]

ADHRB: ADHRB representatives raise the issue on Bahrain’s human rights situation in Rome

On Monday, 13 May 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) attended [...]

Bahrain: Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali Facing Death Penalty

UPDATE: United Nations Experts call on Bahrain to halt executions of Ali AlArab and Ahmed [...]

Bahrain: Detention of Ali Mahdi Alaiwi arrested at the age of 17 is still in prison

Ali Mahdi Alaiwi is a Bahraini citizen who was arrested at the age of seventeen. [...]

The USCIRF categorises Bahrain as “Tier 2” country in its 2019 Annual Report

On 29 April 2019, the United State Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its [...]

Saudi Arabia: Statement of Antonio Panzeri regarding the recent mass executions

In reaction of the mass executions carried out in Saudi Arabia on 23 April 2019, [...]

EEAS Spokesperson’s statement on the executions carried out in Saudi Arabia

On 24 April 2019, Maja Kocijančič, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/European Neighbourhood Policy [...]

Saudi Arabia: 37 people have been executed for terrorism-related charges. Concerns rise on the Saudi use of death penalty

On 23 April 2019, Saudi government executed 37 people who have been previously convicted for [...]

United Arab Emirates: Ahmed Mansoor remains on hunger strike

Ahmed Mansoor, an imprisoned human rights defender and blogger, has been on hunger strike since [...]