South Korea Suspends Tear Gas to Bahrain On 7 January, the Government of South Korea announced an indefinite suspension of all exports of tear gas to the Kingdom of Bahrain in response to repeated calls from advocacy and human rights group protesting a purchase request made by the Bahrain Ministry of Interior to a South Korean company for 1.6 million units of[…]
Abdulhadi al-Khawaja: January’s Champion for Justice Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has spent his life peacefully advocating for the human and civil rights of the people of Bahrain. Al-Khawaja began protesting the Bahraini regime as a student in London. After the Government of Bahrain failed to renew his passport, he stayed in Europe, eventually seeking asylum in Denmark and[…]
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Secretary Hagel in Bahrain: A Missed Opportunity Photo Credit: Mark Wilson Earlier this month, U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel traveled to Manama to participate in the 9th International Institute for Strategic Studies Regional Security Summit, otherwise known as the Manama Dialogue. In his remarks, Secretary Hagel recognized that “Global security is shaped by stability or instability[…]
Religious Freedom in Bahrain Photo Credit: ADHRB Religious freedom violations have been occurring in Bahrain for decades. However, the intensity of such attacks greatly escalated following the pro-reform protest movement of 2011. Bahrain’s population is estimated to be between 60% and 70% Shia, 30% to 40% Sunni, and 1% to 2% other minorities. Despite Bahrain’s[…]
