Articles by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)
![Klaus Johannis, President of Romania](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/klausromania.jpg)
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.
![Asian Football Confederation (AFC) head Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa arrives for a meeting with the FIFA task force in Doha February 24, 2015, REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sheikhsalman_rt.jpg)
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.
![A Bahraini woman walks past images of political prisoners plastered on a wall in Sanabis, Bahrain, on 22 October 2015, as she makes her way to attend events for the Shiite religious occasion of Ashura, AP Photo/Hasan Jamali](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bahrainashuraapimages.jpg)
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.
![Qatari poet Mohammad al-Ajami, Pen American Center](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ajami.jpg)
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.