On 8 August 2019, the Bahraini government released two prominent female political prisoners, Ameera AlQashami and Faten Naser. Two days later, the government released a third prominent political prisoner, Najah Yusuf. Najah, who was serving a three-year prison sentence, was pardoned and released along with 104 other individuals on the occasion of Eid Al Adha.[…]
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12 August 2019 – On the night of 26 July 2019, Bahraini photojournalist and activist Moosa Mohammed scaled the Bahraini Embassy in London in protest of the impending executions of torture victims Ali AlArab and Ahmed AlMalali. He called on the Bahraini government to halt the unjust executions, echoing the calls made by United Nations[…]
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8 August 2019 — Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) along with 14 other NGOs wrote a joint letter to Amal Clooney regarding the severe restrictions of freedom of expression and press freedom in Bahrain. The letter highlighted the case of seven journalists having their citizenship revoked since 2011 as well as[…]
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Isa Ebrahim Hasan is a 28-year-old Bahraini citizen. Since his arbitrary arrest and detention in 2015, the Bahraini authorities have subjected him to torture and an enforced disappearance, and convicted him in an unfair trial. He is currently in Jau Prison. On 3 November 2015, masked men linked to the Special Security Force Command (SSFC)[…]
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In the wake of Bahrain’s execution of three men, including Bahraini citizens Ali Al Arab and Ahmed Al Malali, French Senator Jean-Marie Bockel reaffirmed France’s opposition to the death penalty in any and all circumstances. She also called upon states still administering capital punishment to establish a moratorium towards definitive abolition. Find the English PDF[…]
