Monthly Archives: August 2019

Bahrain: Detention of Majeed Ahmed Habib Ahmed

This article is sourced from Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), one of the [...]

Kuwait: 15 Bidoon Activists in Prison on Hunger Strike for Arbitrary Detention

On 22 August 2019, 15 Bidoon activists in prison began an open-ended hunger strike in [...]

Saudi Arabia: Travel Restrictions Lifted, But Women Still Face Limitations and Discrimination Under Guardianship System

As of 20 August 2019, recent amendments made to the Travel Documents Law have been [...]

Bahrain: Detention of Hasan Ali Saleh

This article is sourced from Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), one [...]

Yemen: Saudi-UAE Coalition Targets Civilian Fishermen and Fails to Uphold UN Funding Pledge

Recent reports show that in addition to attacking and killing Yemeni fishermen, Saudi Arabia and [...]

The Cost of Freedom in Bahrain: Launch of Multilingual Website on Bahraini Prisoners of Conscience

On 19 August 2019, the European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (ECDHR), with some [...]

Bahrain: Detention of Abdulla Jaafar Yusuf

This article is sourced from  Americans for Democracy and Human Rights, one of the European [...]

Bahrain: 14 Members of European Parliament Send Letter to Bahraini Ambassador in Brussels Condemning Executions

On August 16, 2019, 13 members of the Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament, [...]

United Arab Emirates: Human rights defender Osama AlNajjar Released

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have freed activist and political prisoner Osama AlNajjar [...]

Bahrain: Activist Najah Yusuf Released from Prison After Torture and Imprisonment for Social Media Posts

Najah Yusuf became one of the first political prisoners released under a pardon in commemoration [...]