Category Archives: Freedom of association

A challenge to Bahrain’s rulers from an ex-MP: Let’s talk

It’s been six years since Bahrain’s crown prince set out a vision of reform. The... more

Bahraini government moves to dissolve leading secular, leftist opposition society Wa’ad

6 March 2017 – The Government of Bahrain has today launched legal proceedings to dissolve... more

Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals Upholds Dissolution of Al-Wefaq

22 September 2016 – Bahrain’s second High Civil Court of Appeals today upheld an earlier court decision to dissolve... more

Bahrain’s al-Wefaq opposition appeals dissolution ruling: Wefaq official

Bahrain’s main opposition al-Wefaq has appealed against an administrative court ruling last month that dissolved... more

Further Repression of Freedom of Association: Bahrain Dissolves Al-Wefaq, the Largest Political Society in the Country

Today, 17 July 2016, the Bahrain High Civil Court ordered the dissolution of the largest... more

Bahrain Revokes the Citizenship of Top Shia Muslim Leader

Bahraini authorities have taken yet another action to further crackdown on the opposition and the... more

HRW: Bahrain Rulers Want to Wipe Out Peaceful Opposition Movement

Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch (HRW) stressed that the Bahrain government should end its efforts... more

Bahraini Opposition Group Al Wefaq Suspended

Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today said that the suspension of Bahrain’s main opposition group Al... more

NGOs Strongly Condemn Bahrain’s Government Closure Al-Wefaq

14 June 2016- The Bahraini government today closed Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the largest political society... more

Bahrain Photographic Society Dissolved as Restrictions on Civil Society Associations Continue

As we prepare to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, the Bahrain Center... more