SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights has called for enacting legislations that criminalize discrimination in Bahrain, allowing victims to sue those who discriminate against them. On Zero Discrimination Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the organization said that the Bahraini authorities are openly practicing discrimination …
Read More »UN confirms continued discrimination against Shia Muslims in Bahrain
A United Nations committee criticized the discrimination practiced by the government of Bahrain against Shia Muslims in education, employment, and the exercise of their cultural rights. During a periodic review, the Committee on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the United Nations confirmed that the government is restricting …
Read More »Bahrain: Fadeela Abdulrasoul released
Authorities in Bahrain released Fadeela Abdulrasoul after 15 days in detention, but her husband, Sayed Radi Mousa Al-Alawi, and his brother, Sayed Jaafar, are still detained. The Interior Ministry arrested citizen Fadeela, her husband and brother-in-law over charge of covering up a prisoner of conscience, Sayed Mahdmoud Al-Sayed, who the regime claimed …
Read More »Public Prosecution in Bahrain renews detention of Fadeela Abdulrasoul & her husband
The Public Prosecution in Bahrain extended family of convict Mahmoud Ali Al-Alawi’s arrest for 15 additional days. The Public Prosecution rejected a request demanding the release of family of convict Mahmoud Ali Al-Alawi and extended their arrest for 15 additional days. The arrested are: Fadeela Abdulrasoul, 52, her husband, Sayed Radhi Ali, …
Read More »British MP criticizes UK, USA’s indifference to rights violations in Bahrain
A member of the British parliament criticized UK and the USA for only caring about their own interests and being indifferent to rights violations in Bahrain. Addressing a webinar held on the anniversary of the beginning of the Bahraini people’s uprising, Bambos Charalambous said the British and US governments are happy …
Read More »How spyware is stifling human rights in Bahrain
The phone of Mohammed Al-Tajer, a Lawyer once involved in human rights in Bahrain , was hacked by a government client of NSO Group. The 55-year-old lawyer from Bahrain had been known among dissidents for his “fearless” defence of opposition leaders and protesters after the 2011 pro-democracy uprising in the tiny Persian …
Read More »Arrests as 14 Feb Uprising commemorated
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the Bahraini authorities arrested two citizens marking anniversary of 14 February Uprising , within the series of arbitrary arrests, according to Bahrain Mirror. The Al-Wefaq society said via its Twitter account that “Jaafar Mohammad Hassan”, from Al-Ekr, and “Ahmed Abbas Ali Abbas”, from …
Read More »Bahrain demonstrations on eve of February 14
On the eve of the anniversary of the Bahraini revolution, the people of Bahrain staged demonstrations against Al-Khalifa. The Bahraini people once again staged demonstrations against Al-Khalifa on Saturday (12 Feb 2022). According to the report, the demonstrations took place in a number of Bahraini cities on the eve of the anniversary …
Read More »Bahrain: Prisoner suffers psychological problems
prisoner suffer psychological problems in Bahrain. This is a special story which the world needs to know. It is the story of Akbar Ali, born in 1994, in Bilad Al-Qadeem-the prisoner who has treated and overcome his psychological problems more than once; however, unfortunately, someone is pushing him to these …
Read More »Bahrain: 284 human rights violations in January according to Al-Wefaq
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, largest opposition political society, said that it documented 284 human rights violations practiced by the Bahraini authorities in January 2022. It said in a report (on February 3, 2022) that citizens participated in more than 84 peaceful protests in January in 28 villages, mainly Sanabis and …
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