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President Obama: Push for a Real National Dialogue in Bahrain!
July 15, 2011
Despite an ongoing national dialogue between the Bahraini government and some parts of civil society, the government continues to intimidate, torture, and detain human rights…
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NEW REPORT: Despite National Dialogue Crackdown Continues in Bahrain
July 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.—Despite an ongoing national dialogue between the government and some parts of civil society, Human Rights First documents in a report released today how…
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Guard The Line: Stand Up for Bahraini Athletes Supporting Democracy!
July 12, 2011
The Women’s World Cup semifinal will take place tomorrow in Germany where the U.S. women’s soccer team has already given fans reason to cheer the…
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Human Rights First Urges FIFA, U.S. World Cup Team to Condemn Bahrain’s Attack on Athletes
July 12, 2011
Washington, D.C.— In anticipation of Wednesday’s World Cup semifinals game, when the U.S. Women’s soccer team will take on France, Human Rights First calls on…
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Live Stream: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Future of Bahrain
July 6, 2011
Today, Human Rights First’s Director of Programs and Policy Tad Stahnke and Bahrain Center for Human Rights‘ Nabeel Rajab are speaking at the Carnegie Endowment…
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Human Rights First Applauds President Obama’s Nomination of a U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain
July 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.— Human Rights First applauds President Obama’s nomination of an ambassador to Bahrain. This has been a critical request from the Bahraini human rights…
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U.S. Should Institutionalize its Commitment to Human Rights Defenders
June 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.—Secretary Clinton’s speech at last year’s Communities of Democracy ministerial in Krakow was a compelling call to arms for the promotion of civil society…
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Postponement of Appeals Undermines National Dialogue
June 29, 2011
Washington, D.C.— The Bahraini military court’s decision to postpone the appeals of 21 dissidents to overturn the sentences handed down to them last week undermines…
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Sham Trials in Bahrain Prove Need for Greater U.S. Pressure
June 28, 2011
On Wednesday a military court in Bahrain announced its latest outrage. Twenty-one activists were sentenced in a “sham trial” with eight receiving life sentences and the…
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Bahraini Students Forced to Choose Between Loyalty to the Regime and an Education
June 24, 2011
Bahrain’s Ministry of Education has revisited its decision to stop funding the education of students who allegedly took part in what it refers to as “anti-Bahrain” protests.…
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“What the ladies did”—Bahraini Women Speak Out Against the Regime
June 22, 2011
Activists Zainab Al-Khawaja, Asma Darwish and Sawsan Jawad were arrested at a sit-in last Wednesday at the United Nations House in Manama, Bahrain. The three…
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Show Trial Verdicts Further Stain Bahrain’s Reputation
June 22, 2011
Washington, D.C.—Today, verdicts of 21 defendants were pronounced in Bahrain’s large political show trial. The verdicts expose the travesty of Bahrain’s military courts, and make…