Mohamed Merza Moosa was a prominent Bahraini athlete who won several gold medals in international competitions for Jiu-jitsu in Brazil, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) between 2008 and 2010. Like Bahraini footballer Hakeem AlAraibi, Mohamed was subjected to torture and convicted in an unfair trial following the government crackdown on peaceful protests and[…]
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Jan
Jan
31 January 2019 – Today, on 31 January 2019, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) in cooperation with Adil Soz International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech, ARTICLE 19, Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy[…]
30
Jan
Jan
As of 29 January 2019, the Government of Bahrain officially submitted documents to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formally requesting for the extradition of Hakeem AlAraibi to Bahrain. After over 60 days of detention in Thailand, Hakeem AlAraibi is one step closer to being forcibly sent to Bahrain, where he will almost certainly face imprisonment[…]
28
Jan
Jan
28 January 2019 – Today, on 28 January 2019, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation rejected the appeal of prominent al-Wefaq opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, therefore upholding his sentence of life in prison. Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly rejects the court’s decision to confirm Sheikh Ali Salman’s life sentence and the[…]
24
Jan
Jan
On Tuesday 22 January 2019, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation – commonly referred to as the court of last resort – upheld a ruling which dissolved the opposition group National Democratic Action Society (Wa’ad) and confiscated its assets. American’s for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) strongly denounces the court’s decision to uphold the unlawful[…]
