Ahmed Abdulla Marhoon Rashed is a 34-year-old Bahraini from Diraz, who was the goalkeeper for Al-Itifaq club and the Bahraini national football team. He was warrantlessly arrested from his home, charged in the terrorism case known as “Al-Ashtar Brigades,” and is currently detained at Dry Dock Detention Center awaiting the court verdict. Ahmed was initially[…]
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Dec
Dec
Husain Ali Al-Sahlawi was a 26 year-old Bahraini bus driver at a private company when he was arrested by Bahraini authorities in 2012 on fabricated charges and sentenced in absentia. He was subjected to multiple human rights violations during his arrest, trial, and imprisonment. He is currently serving the remainder of his sentence at Jau[…]
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Dec
Dec
United Nations body recognizes violations of international law by Bahrain During its 94th session, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued its opinion regarding four Bahraini individuals who were arbitrarily detained in an unfair mass trial of eight defendants. The four young men, Sayed Mujtaba Saeed Alawi Ali AlKhabbaz (a minor at the time of[…]
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Dec
Dec
On 2 December 2022, the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) released its 2022 review of the Kingdom of Bahrain. While the Committee made note of some small number of positive developments in the country, it spent most of its time critiquing Bahrain’s human rights record as regards both de[…]
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On 22 November 2022, the Bahraini police arrested family members of prominent political prisoner Mr. Hasan Mushaimaa, during their protest in front of Kanoo Health Center. The 74 year-old pro-democracy leader has been detained at the center for over a year without adequate treatment, leading to the dangerous deterioration of his health. Mr. Mushaimaa was[…]
