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Bahrain Protests Demand Release Of Political Prisoners
Bahrainis protested for the fourth day in a row on Sunday, April 4, demanding that the government free overcrowded jail inmates.
Rights Groups’ Open Letter Claims Bahrain Formula 1 Abuses
Rights groups call on Formula 1 to investigate human rights violations in Bahrain and the company’s role in whitewashing the country’s rights record.
Bahrain: 10 years on, pro-democracy movement crushed
10 years on, the demo-optimism that drove the February 2011 movement for democracy in Bahrain as been crushed as the world looks on.
Global Sports Groups Can Flex Power to Support Human Rights
Global sports groups show their potential power by unrelenting campaign of repression against demonstrators, peaceful critics, and human rights defenders.
Bahrain Court Upholds Life Sentences for Opposition Figures
Bahrain’s highest court on Monday upheld life sentences for a prominent Shi’ite cleric Ali Salman who led the country’s now-outlawed opposition party.
Bahraini Rights Defender’s Conviction Upheld in Court
The Bahrain Court of Cassation, the country’s court of last resort, on December 31, 2018 upheld a five-year sentence for Rajab, a human rights defender.
Thailand Urged Not to Send Back Bahraini Dissident
Thailand’s government should ensure that Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali al-Araibi, a recognized refugee, is not returned to Bahrain, Human Rights Watch said today
As Bahrain Votes For Parliament, No Opposition is Allowed
Bahrain votes for new parliament, but absent from ballot is country’s Shiite-dominated opposition, whose candidates are serving lengthy prison sentences.
Bahrain Staged Fake Elections For a Poodle Parliament
The Saturday’s round of elections in Bahrain will be bogus, because the regime has jailed opposition leaders or forced them into exile.