Upcoming Panel Discussion | Bahrain’s Arrested Revolution: The Struggle for Rights and Reform

Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Creative Peace Initiative, American Muslim Students Association, & Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs present:

ADHRB Commemorates the International Day of Nonviolence

WASHINGTON, DC – October 2nd, 2013 – Today marks the United Nations’ 7th annual International Day of Nonviolence, established to commemorate the vital role of nonviolence in building tolerant and peaceful societies. Described by the United Nations as politics for ordinary people, nonviolence uses tactics of occupation, protest, persuasion, and non-compliance to achieve respect and[…]

ADHRB Condemns Sentencing of US Citizen in Bahrain

WASHINGTON, DC – September 26, 2013 – On September 24, ADHRB learned that Taqi al-Maidan, a 25-year-old United States citizen who has lived in Bahrain for the last eleven years, has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in a Bahrain prison under charges of attempted murder of a police officer. Al-Maidan was imprisoned and[…]

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter 18

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[…]

ADHRB Commemorates the International Day of Democracy and the International Day of Peace

WASHINGTON, DC – September 20, 2013 –September 15th marked the 6th annual International Day of Democracy, a time for reflection and examination considering the state of democracy across the globe. This year’s theme, “Strengthening Voices for Democracy”, focuses on the importance and ability of people to ‘raise their voices and decide how they are governed’.[…]