Bahrain Strips Nine Nationals of Citizenship Nine Bahraini opposition activists convicted on Wednesday of various public security charges have been stripped of their citizenship, said their defense lawyer. Read more from Associated Press here. Updates from the Ground 8 arrested, including one child 40 trials postponed 20 sentenced to a total of 150 years of incarceration 9 revoked of citizenship over charges of spying[…]

Leading Policy Experts Urge Strategic Review and Strong Response to Malinowski Expulsion from Bahrain Washington, D.C. – On July 31, 2014, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain’s Executive Director, Husain Abdulla, joined 17 policy leaders in urging the Obama administration to strongly respond to the recent expulsion of Tom Malinowski, the U.S. Assistant[…]

NGOs Send Letter to Members of Congress over Changes to SFOPS Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images North America On 28 July 2014, a coalition of NGOs sent a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX), and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) regarding proposed changes to Section 7008 of the annual[…]

Members of Congress Send Bipartisan Letter to King Hamad Over Expulsion of Tom Malinowski   Washington, D.C. – On 18 July, members of the United States Congress sent a bipartisan letter to King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain to express their concern over the Bahraini government’s decision to expel Tom Malinowski, the Assistant Secretary[…]

Event Summary: Combating Migrant Labor Abuses & Ending Human Trafficking in the Gulf   8 July, 2014 — Washington, D.C. — Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), in conjunction with the Solidarity Center of the AFL-CIO, hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill titled “Modern Day Slavery: What the U.S. Government and the[…]