14 February 2019 – Today marks the eighth anniversary of the mass pro-democracy movement in Bahrain, when tens of thousands of Bahraini citizens peacefully demonstrated around the country, calling for democratic reform and respect for human rights. However, as we commemorate this day, we condemn the Bahraini government’s violent suppression of the movement and its[…]
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12 February 2019 – Today, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) held a Congressional briefing on the current state of human rights in Bahrain, entitled “Promoting a Human Rights-centric Approach to US Policies Towards Bahrain.” Husain Abdulla, ADHRB’s Executive Director, moderated the panel, and was joined by Joe Stork, Chairman of the[…]
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**Update 04 February 2019 – Yesterday, Sayed Majeed AlMeshaal was detained for 15 days on the charge of inciting hatred towards the regime and was transferred to Dry Dock Detention Center. 01 February 2019 – On 31 January 2019, Bahrain authorities re-arrested prominent Shia cleric and former Ulema council leader Sayed Majeed AlMeshaal. AlMeshaal’s re-arrest comes[…]
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On Wednesday, 30 January 2019, the United States (US) House of Representatives, led by Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif), re-introduced a War Powers Resolution (H.J.Res. 37), regarding US involvement in the conflict in Yemen. Representative Khanna stated how he had been working in conjunction with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs[…]
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On 12 January 2019, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) tweeted that Saudi Arabian teen, Rahaf Mohammed, had arrived safely in Canada. Everyone who had been closely following the story of Rahaf’s escape from Saudi Arabia could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Since 5 January 2019, when Rahaf Mohammed escaped from her family and[…]
