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US Department of State on Bahrain

Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington DC February 17, 2016   Five... more

Bahrain: Media Coverage 2016

Bahrain Human Rights updates Coverage by the media and NGOs around the world   The... more

Bahraini Authorities Violate the Right to Privacy and Suppress Freedom of Expression

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its deep concern at the Bahraini authorities’... more

Champions for Justice: Victims of Arbitrary Detention

Since the Bahraini government’s violent suppression of the 2011 pro-democracy movement, Americans for Democracy &... more

Amnesty International: Alarming Spike in Expulsion of Citizens Arbitrarily Stripped of Their Nationality

From Amnesty International Eleven people could face imminent expulsion from Bahrain tomorrow if their deportation... more

Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship Revocation, as Pattern of Discrimination Continue

Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship Revocation, as Pattern of Discrimination Continues... more

Bahrain NGOs Respond to Government High Level HRC Statement

March 2016 – Geneva, Switzerland – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB),... more

Bahrain Deports Another Man Whose Citizenship Was Revoked

The Bahraini authorities have deported Husain Khairallah, whose citizenship was revoked in 2012. This is... more

Amnesty International: Jailing of Ebrahim Sharif Is ‘Outrageous Attack’ on Freedom of Expression

From Amnesty International UK.   ‘Ebrahim Sharif’s conviction is a blatant attempt to punish him... more

Bahrain Court Sentences Ebrahim Sharif to 1 Year for Peaceful Speech

24 February 2016 – Bahrain’s fourth criminal court today sentenced leading opposition leader Ebrahim Sharif... more