We found 635 results for “Bahrain”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 21, 2016
March 21, 2016
Top News Torture Last week National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced that the president will begin the declassification of records from Argentina’s “Dirty War” as…
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Bahrain’s Window Dressing Reforms Can’t Hide Botch Job
March 14, 2016
By Brian Dooley This blog is cross-posted from the Huffington Post: Geneva: I learned the hard way about painting ceilings. If you don’t do the hard prep…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016
Top News Targeted Killing Last week, the Obama Administration announced that it will publish civilian and combatant casualty assessments for lethal counterterrorism strikes outside areas of…
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Bahraini Human Rights Defender Zainab Al Khawaja Taken by Security Forces
March 14, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First is alarmed at reports that prominent Bahraini human rights defender Zainab Al Khawaja and her baby were seized from…
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The U.S. Should Speak Out Against the Sentencing of Ibrahim Sharif
February 29, 2016
By Leah Schulz On Wednesday, February 24, a Bahraini court sentenced opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif to one year in prison on charges of “inciting hatred…
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Bahraini Opposition Leader Sentenced to One Year in Jail
February 24, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Following news that Bahraini opposition leader Ibrahim Sharif has been sentenced to one year in jail, Human Rights First today urged the U.S. government…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
Top News Torture Last week 42 of the nation’s most respected retired generals and admirals released a letter sent to all candidates for president urging them to publicly…
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American Journalists Arrested in Bahrain Indicates Continuing Crackdown on Dissent
February 15, 2016
Washington, D.C. – In response to news reports that four American journalists have been arrested in Bahrain, Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley issued the following statement:…
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Five Years After Failed Uprisings for Democratic Reform, New Blueprint Recommends United States Change Course in Bahrain
February 11, 2016
Washington, D.C. – To mark the fifth anniversary of the brutal government crackdown on mass protests calling for democratic reform in Bahrain on February 14, Human Rights…
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Bahrain 2010-2016
February 11, 2016
2010 December 3: Secretary Clinton after meeting with Bahrain Foreign Minister in Manama: “I am impressed by the commitment that the government has to the…
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How to Reverse Five Years of Failure on Bahrain
February 11, 2016
On the fifth anniversary of the mass protests in Bahrain that threatened to bring down the country’s autocratic regime, Bahrainis continue to suffer severe repression…
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Remarks by Brian Dooley: Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing on Bahrain
February 11, 2016
Thank you to the Lantos Commission for today’s briefing, and to Congressman McGovern for his continued commitment to the struggle for human rights in Bahrain.…