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Bahrain’s Rulers Return to 2011 Repression Methods, New Report Finds
May 22, 2026
Bahrain’s authorities have returned to their traditional methods of repression since the start of the U.S. war on Iran in February 2026. This includes detaining more…
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Bahrain’s Rulers Return to 2011 Repression Methods Torture in Custody and Widespread Repression Resurface in Latest Attacks on Dissent
May 22, 2026
Bahrain’s ruling family has returned to its severe repression of a decade and a half ago in the context of the United States’ war on…
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Risk and Response: Women Human Rights Defenders on Ukraine’s Frontline
April 10, 2026
Women human rights defenders (WHRDS) are taking enormous daily risks to help vulnerable people living on the frontline of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Some deliver…
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A Coordinated Sanctions Push Against Bahrain’s Interior Minister
February 14, 2026
This week marks fifteen years since Bahraini authorities violently crushed peaceful pro-democracy protests, unleashing a campaign of arbitrary detention and torture. After more than a…
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Human Rights First Seeks Sanctions for Torture in Bahrain Prisons
December 18, 2025
Washington D.C. — Human Rights First today submitted a dossier to the U.S. government recommending targeted sanctions against Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah al Khalifa, Bahrain’s…
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Women Human Rights Defenders Address Digital Violence During the 16 Days of Activism
November 25, 2025
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an…
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Neither Shaming nor Naming: New Data on the Confidential Visa Bans under Section 7031(c)
September 17, 2025
By Adam Keith In a December 2024 request, then-Senator Ben Cardin asked the State Department to share unclassified data with Congress on the confidential side…
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Bahrain’s Chance to Release Itself from its Past
February 14, 2025
By Brian Dooley A lot can happen in 14 years. Seismic historical shifts haven’t taken that long. Neither the Russian revolution, nor the Great Depression,…
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What’s Different about the new ICC Sanctions? Still Appalling, Not Much Narrower
February 10, 2025
The new U.S. sanctions program targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) that was announced by executive order on February 6 differs in only minor respects…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Joshua Colangelo-Bryan as Special Counsel
January 6, 2025
New York, NY– Human Rights First is pleased to announce that Joshua Colangelo-Bryan has joined the organization as Special Counsel. In this role Josh will…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Political Prisoner Releases in Bahrain
September 23, 2024
Human Rights First today welcomed news from Bahrain that hundreds more prisoners are to be freed, and urged the Manama government to continue the momentum…
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Seriously Ill Bahraini political prisoner calls for help from visiting US Congressional delegation
September 1, 2024
By Brian Dooley Mohamed Al-Ramal is serving a life sentence in Building 12 of Bahrain’s notorious Jau Prison, and is asking for national and international…