Featured Tweets ADHRB Condemns Recent Crackdown on Demonstrators Photo Courtesy: France24 The past few weeks have seen a sharp rise in the number of arrests and prosecutions in Bahrain. The recent arrest of more than fifty activists accused of ‘terrorism’ under the infamous ‘Terrorism Act’ legislation, in addition to the stiffening of penalties against activists, is a[…]

Featured Tweets ADHRB Expresses Deep Concern over Recent Developments in Bahrain Photo Credit: Reuters On September 17, Khalil al-Marzooq, Assistant Secretary General of al-Wefaq, was arrested by Bahraini security forces for ‘inciting and advocating terrorism,’ in reference to a speech  al-Marzooq gave earlier this month. In response, al-Wefaq, and other opposition parties withdrew from the national dialogue, which had just resumed last[…]

Featured Tweets ADHRB Applauds Joint Statement on Bahrain by UN Member States Photo Credit: United Nations Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) applauds the 47 United Nations member states who participated in a joint statement expressing serious concern over the human rights situation in Bahrain. The statement—the third to be introduced in as many[…]

Featured Followers Bahrain’s Victims of Enforced Disappearances Photo Credit: ADHRB On August 30, as nations around the world paused to commemorate the United Nations International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain stood in solidarity with the victims of enforced disappearances in Bahrain. Defined as the arrest, detention, or abduction of a[…]

Featured Followers Bahrain’s Lonely Struggle By Husain Abdulla* Photo Credit: ADHRB Last month, frustration over the Muslim Brotherhood’s power grab in Egypt sparked a resurgence in massive demonstrations that resulted in the military-led ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. While people around the world remain captivated by events in Egypt, the Bahraini people continue their struggle[…]