Category Archives: Religious Freedom
Sheikh Isa Qasim returns to house arrest after surgical operation. Other operations to follow
BCHR: Ayatollah Qasim returns to house arrest after surgery. Further operations to follow Bahrain... more
Violations of Ashura 2017
On the occasion of the visit of Mr. Dwight Bashir, Director of Research and... more
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric gets one year suspended jail sentence
A court in Bahrain on Sunday convicted the spiritual leader of the country’s Shi’ite Muslims... more
Government of Bahrain must drop charges, reinstate citizenship of Sheikh Isa Qassim
Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court will reconvene on Sunday, 21 May, to hold the 13th... more
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
USCIRF: Bahrain The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the 2017 annual... more
Despite Record-Low Temperature, Protesters Endure Diraz Sit-in
Despite the record-low temperature recorded in Bahrain (7 °C) at dawn on Friday (February 3,... more
Security Forces Raid al-Wefaq Headquarters, Confiscate its Properties
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s security forces raided today (Thursday October 20, 2016) the headquarters of Bahrain’s... more
As the Religious Season of the Month of Muharram Begins, Bahrain Increases Restrictions and Attacks on Religious Freedom
Duraz is still under lockdown, with checkpoints in entrances, and only its residents allowed in.... more
BCHR at HRC33: On Sectarian Discrimination in Bahrain
On 27 September, Asma Darwish, Advocacy Officer at Bahrain Center for Human RIghts, delivered an oral intervention... more
String of Bahraini prison sentences issued against Shiites
Courts in Bahrain have issued a string of guilty verdicts against Shiite activists and clerics,... more