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Bahraini Reprisals Continue Against Human Rights Defender Naji Fateel
July 24, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Naji Fateel, board member of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR) and a prominent activist, is due to appear before…
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Bahrain Concerns Prompt Senator Casey to Ask Pentagon About Possible Fifth Fleet Contingency Plan
July 23, 2013
Bahrain’s political volatility is causing increased concern in Washington, DC. On July 22, 2013, Congressional Quarterly reported that Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. sent a letter…
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Bahrain Torturers Must Be Held Accountable
July 18, 2013
It’s been two years since the King of Bahrain commissioned human rights lawyer Cherif Bassiouni to investigate the events of February and March 2011. The…
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Bahrain No More Stable as Nabeel Rajab Marks One Year in Custody
July 8, 2013
Exactly a year ago tomorrow leading Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was arrested in his home by masked men. He has been in custody…
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Muzzling Social Media in the Gulf
July 5, 2013
Bahrain announced this week that it was planning to study whether to restrict Internet-based communications, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) portals such as Whatsapp, Viber and Skype. Bahrain’s Minister of State for…
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Bahraini Teachers Face Final Appeal on Monday
June 28, 2013
Washington, D.C. – On Monday July 1, 2013, final appeal hearings in the cases of Mahdi Abu Deeb and Jalila Al Salman – President and Vice…
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U.S. Moral Standing on Torture Called into Question by Bahraini Lawmakers
June 27, 2013
As the United States looks to reestablish itself as a leader in the global struggle to eradicate torture we have learned that our ability to…
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Image Rights in Bahrain
June 21, 2013
By Chloe Kems Anonymous amateur photographers document the Bahraini revolution in all its forms. Photos have become a potent—and efficient—tool for frontline activists, who are…
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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied for Another Bahraini Medic
June 11, 2013
Haleema Abdulaziz Al-Sabagh, a Bahrain nursing assistant, has had her appeal verdict delayed yet again. Al-Sabagh was arrested at her workplace at Salmaniya hospital last…
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Members of Congress Urge Bahraini King to Open Kingdom to U.N.’s Mendez, Outside Observers
June 10, 2013
Washington, D.C. –Twenty Members of Congress are urging Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa to reconsider his decision to postpone indefinitely the visit of United Nations…
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Letter from U.S. Congress to Bahraini King
June 6, 2013
Twenty Members of Congress are urging Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa to reconsider his decision to postpone indefinitely the visit of United Nations Special…
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Kerry Urged to Raise Access Issues with Bahraini Crown Prince
June 6, 2013
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First urges Secretary of State John Kerry to raise the issue of foreign access when he meets with the Crown Prince…