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Bahrain's Parliament Approves Military Trials for Civilians

Bahrain’s Parliament approved a constitutional change on Sunday that will allow military courts to try... more

Bahrain advances military trials for suspected militants

Bahrain’s top government advisory body passed a constitutional amendment allowing suspected militants to be tried... more

Bahrain Files Lawsuit to Dissolve Secular Political Party

Bahrain’s government filed a lawsuit Monday to dissolve a secular political party, the second-such organization... more

EXCLUSIVE: UK refuses to back UN statement on Bahrain rights abuses

The British government has refused to back a joint United Nations statement criticising Bahrain over... more

GCC Cases Raised in the HRC 34 Special Procedures Joint Communications Report

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) has compiled a brief summary of the... more

250 Days of Internet Shutdown Costs Residents Over $500,000 #KeepItOn

Telecom companies in Bahrain have been deliberately disrupting internet services in the village of Duraz... more

Response to the Bahrain’s High Level Statement at the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

We, the undersigned, in reaction to the statement made today by Bahrain’s Deputy Foreign Minister,... more

Europe’s exports of spy tech to authoritarian countries revealed

In order to prevent dictatorships from abusing European technology to crack down on political opposition,... more

Index of Censorship – Bahrain: Rights activist facing two trials in March

Nabeel Rajab, co-founder and President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was set to... more

Member States should call for improvements in the human rights situation in Bahrain

Your Excellency,   In view of the marked deterioration in the already poor human rights... more