Category Archives: Torture in Bahrain

Bahrain City Hall Set Ablaze, Gunfire Heard After Executions

Bahrain says a city hall was set ablaze during a night of clashes between police... more

European Union: Statement by the spokesperson on the executions carried out in Bahrain

It was confirmed earlier today that the Kingdom of Bahrain carried out the execution of... more

Bahrain Executes 3 Over Police Bombing, Triggering Protests

Bahrain on Sunday carried out its first executions since an Arab Spring uprising rocked the... more

Amnesty International: Bahrain, First executions in more than six years a shocking blow to Human Rights

In response to the execution today of three men accused of killing three police officers... more

Bahrain uses torture evidence to sentence three more to death

Bahrain’s highest court has today (9th January) upheld the death sentences of three men, despite allegations... more

Bahrain court confirms death sentences for bombing that killed Emirati policeman

A Bahraini court on Monday upheld death sentences against three people convicted of killing three... more

Al-Wadaei: Confessions of Al-Daih Blast Suspects were Extracted through Torture, Death Sentences are Mockery of Justice

Bahrain Mirror: Middle East Eye website reported a judicial source saying that a “Bahraini court upheld three... more

Reprieve: UK trained hundreds of guards at Bahrain’s death row prison, new report finds

The FCO funded training for hundreds of prison guards at Bahrain’s death row jail, where... more

UK trained hundreds of guards working at Bahrain’s death row jail: Report

Anti-death penalty charity report also highlights links with other repressive regimes, including EU-funded project in... more

Invest NI company ‘must suspend Bahrain work’ – Reprieve

An international human rights group has called on a company owned by Invest NI to... more