Category Archives: Bahrain
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Arab Charter on Human Rights
This month, four member states of the Arab League had their representative confirmed to a [...]
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Kuwait Reports
Citizenship Revoked: Kuwait’s Escalating Denaturalization Crisis and the Bidoon’s Enduring Statelessness
Over the past year, Kuwait has witnessed a significant and troubling escalation in the revocation [...]
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Kuwait Reports
The Repeal of Article 153 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code
The controversial Article 153 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code has been repealed. The article allowed [...]
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Qatar Reports
The Arrest of 16 Filipino Workers in Qatar Unveils the Country’s Restrictive Law Against Public Gatherings
On 27 March, 16 Filipino workers were arrested in Qatar for organising a political manifestation [...]
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Oman
How the New Omani Citizenship Law Poses a Threat to Human Rights
The new Omani Citizenship Law has raised concerns regarding the protection of human rights. The [...]
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Bahrain: member of the Italian Parliament Laura Boldrini (Liberi e Uguali) has issued a parliamentary question to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the case of AlArab and AlMalali
On 17 June 2019, Italian Member of the Parliament and former president of Italy’s Chamber [...]
Jun
Bahrain: President of the Social Democratic Group to the Swiss Parliament has sent a letter to the King of Bahrain concerning the case of Ahmed AlMalali and Ali AlArab
On 18 June 2019, Roger Nordmann, President of the Social Democratic Group to the Swiss [...]
Jun
Bahrain: political prisoner Ali Al-Hajee is ready to resume hunger strike to denounce miserable prison conditions and the denial of medical care
Ali Al-Hajee, a Bahraini political prisoner, released a statement in early June 2019 to denounce [...]
Jun
Bahrain: Detention of Ali Ahmed Fakhrawi and Mohamed Ahmed Fakhrawi
Ali Ahmed Fakhrawi and Mohamed Ahmed Fakhrawi are two Bahrain citizens who have been arrested [...]
Jun
United Kingdom: latest FCO human rights report fails to properly address human rights issues in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released its annual rights report which has failed [...]
Jun
Bahrain: Detention of Husain AbdulAziz Mohamed
Husain AbdulAziz Mohamed was arrested in Bahrain in 2015 and is currently detained in Jau [...]
Jun
Bahrain: 13 human rights organisations have sent a joint letter to the King of Bahrain to demand the commutation of death sentences of Ali Al-Arab and Ahmed Al-Malali
On 30 May 2019, the European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (ECDHR) and 12 [...]
May
Bahrain: Second Anniversary of Violent Raid in Duraz
On 23 May 2017, the police violently cracked down on a peaceful sit-in in Duraz, [...]
May
Bahrain: Detention of Jasim Ahmed Dharab
Jasim Ahmed Dharab is a 21-year-old Bahraini student. He was part of the informal online [...]
May
Bahrain: Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali Facing Death Penalty
UPDATE: United Nations Experts call on Bahrain to halt executions of Ali AlArab and Ahmed [...]
May