Articles by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)
Bahrain must end harassment of human rights defender Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman
IFEX members call on the Government of Bahrain to stop the judicial harassment of Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, and to allow human rights defenders to exercise their right to freedom of expression.
Bahraini newspapers sign restrictive “Charter of Press Ethics”
If applied to pro-government media outlets, the charter could check incitement against Bahrain’s Shia population, but there are concerns it may instead be used to further censor non-government aligned newspapers.
Bahraini rights defender Mohammad Al-Maskati faces prison if sentence upheld
Al-Maskati is the founder and former president of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights (BYSHR), and is currently a digital security consultant at Front Line Defenders. On 31 December 2014, the Lower Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced him to six months in prison but he remained free on bail of 100 BHD until the appeal.
Civil society calls for investigation into surveillance of journalist Cătălin Tolontan
IFEX members call for an immediate investigation into spying operations in Romania incompatible with free and democratic society.
While Bahraini royal runs for FIFA presidency, country’s dissenting athletes suffer
Athletes and sports figures have played an active part in Bahrain’s pro-democracy movement since it began in February 2011, and the Bahraini government has punished them harshly for it.
Bahrain’s Shiite community facing increased harassment during holy month of Muharram
Religious clerics arrested, Ashura banners taken down, and public demonstrations suppressed. This is what celebrating the Islamic holy month of Muharram looks like for Bahrain’s Shiite majority.
UN experts call for release of Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami
Mohammed al-Ajami is serving a 15-year prison sentence in Doha, Qatar for the contents of his poetry.