Articles by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)
Vision 2030 myopic on civil society
Saudi Arabia’s vision of its future will inevitably remain near-sighted unless Riyadh stops ignoring the links between economic and societal development.
Journalist and torture survivor on trial in Bahrain
On 16 January 2017, a Bahraini court will begin hearing the trial of the correspondent for Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya and France24, Nazeeha Saeed, who was was charged on 17 July 2016 with “practicing journalism without a license.”
Journalist and torture survivor on trial in Bahrain
On 16 January 2017, a Bahraini court will begin hearing the trial of the correspondent for Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya and France24, Nazeeha Saeed, who was was charged on 17 July 2016 with “practicing journalism without a license.”
Escalating police violence in besieged village of Diraz in Bahrain
“Bahrain is gambling with its stability,” said Director of Advocacy at Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei.
Qatar blocks prominent Doha News
Qatar’s leading English independent news publication reports that its Qatar readers can no longer access its site, a development that could prove to be a fatal blow to free expression in the Gulf nation.
Qatar blocks prominent Doha News
Qatar’s leading English independent news publication reports that its Qatar readers can no longer access its site, a development that could prove to be a fatal blow to free expression in the Gulf nation.
Bahrain must cease judicial harassment of Faisal Hayyat and other Bahraini journalists
48 human rights organizations have signed a letter asking King Hamad to cease its judicial harassment of human rights defenders and its violation of their right to freedom of expression.
Egypt’s Draft NGO Law Dismantles Civil Society
We, the undersigned civil society organisations unequivocally condemn the law on civic associations (non-governmental organisations) adopted by Egypt’s Parliament on 15 November 2016. The Parliament has debated and approved the bill in its entirety in record time, and referred it to the State Council for legal review (non-binding on the Parliament in this case). If […]