Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB)

NGOs are drawing attention to the appalling conditions faced by female human rights defenders in Bahrain’s Isa Town Prison for Women.

NGOs around the world urge their governments to publicly engage with Saudi Arabia to call for the release of detained writers and activists, and to issue strong recommendations to end restrictions on the right to freedom of expression.

Authorities in Jau Prison are asked to provide the medication that Mr. Mushaima requires for multiple chronic illnesses, and ensure the rights and humane treatment of prisoners of conscience in Bahrain.

This statement was originally published on adhrb.org on 24 May 2018. Last week, Saudi authorities arrested 10 people – seven women and three men – for their work to promote women’s rights only weeks before the government is set to lift the ban on women driving. Since the arrests, state media has vilified the activists […]

The court is expected to issue its verdict against the three leading members of the now-dissolved Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society on politically motivated charges.

The Bahraini Interior Minister announced that the kingdom’s security forces would be taking new measures to “track down” activists for criticizing the government on social media.

The presence of Formula One in Bahrain has coincided with renewed crackdowns and police brutality, sometimes fatal.

In a month that included a malware surveillance campaign in Lebanon, Telegram being blocked in Iran and crackdowns in Tunisia, the release of Hisham Al-Omeisy was a welcome bit of good news.