Bahrain Bi-Weekly: Issue 8

Featured Followers ADHRB features relevant, timely Tweets by its Twitter followers in each newsletter.   ADHRB Asks UNESCO to Change Name and Funding Source of King Hamad Prize   2011 Winners of the UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize with Ms. Irinia Bokova. Credit: UNESCO   On May 8, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain[…]

ADHRB Asks UNESCO to Reevaluate Funding Source and Name of UNESCO-King Hamad Prize

On May 8, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) sent a letter to Ms. Irina Bokova, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), expressing concern regarding UNESCO’s acceptance of funds from the king of Bahrain in support of the UNESCO-King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use[…]

ADHRB Observes World Press Freedom Day

Washington, DC – May 2, 2013 – Twenty years ago today, the United Nations Generally Assembly proclaimed May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day. Since then, nations around the world have paused to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom. On the 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, Americans for Democracy and Human[…]

ADHRB Commemorates International Workers’ Day

Washington, DC – May 1, 2013 – As more than 80 nations across the globe celebrate International Workers’ Day, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) stands in solidarity with the people of Bahrain who have been victimized by the Bahrain government in recent years for exercising their rights to free speech and[…]

ADHRB Asks FIFA to Investigate Role of Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa in 2011 Detention and Abuse of Football Players

ADHRB sent a letter to Mr. Joseph Blatter, president of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), calling for an investigation into allegations of unethical behavior by FIFA committee member Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa. This letter follows a similar request made by ADHRB to the Asian Football Confederation last week. As described in the letter,[…]