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ADHRB Executive Director Sends Letter to US President, Suggests Plan to Force Bahrain to Abide by Human Rights and Democracy
2021-12-07
The American for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain called on US President Joe Biden to announce practical steps to end all types of oppression in Bahrain in the speech he will deliver on Tuesday in the "Summit for Democracy".
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Saudi King Sends Letter to Leaders of 4 Gulf States Ahead of Summit to be Held in December
2021-12-07
King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, sent written letters to leaders of Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait ahead of a Gulf summit in Saudi Arabia
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Prisoner Sentenced to Life in Prison Goes on Open Hunger Strike, Asks to Meet Prison Head
2021-12-07
Human rights activists said that political prisoner Mohammed Jomaa Al-Khor, who is sentenced to life in jail, went on an open hunger strike on Sunday, December 5, 2021, demanding to meet the director of Jaw Central Prison.
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Labor Minister Appoints Temporary Director to Bilad Al-Qadeem Charity after Withdrawal of Accreditation of 6 elected members due to "Political Isolation"
2021-12-07
Labor Minister Jameel Hmaidan issued a decree appointing a temporary director to Bilad Al-Qadeem Charity (the charity of the ancient country, the Zanz and Azari) after the ministry rejected the accreditation of 6 of the elected members due to "Political Isolation Law".
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Amnesty Int'l Urges King to Release Prisoners of Conscience before Bahrain National Day
2021-12-06
Amnesty International urged the king of Bahrain to put an end to harsh sentences against prisoners of conscience and order their immediate release.
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Kuwait Bans Entry of Ships Carrying Goods to and from Israel
2021-12-06
Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Rana Al-Fares, issued an order on Saturday banning the entry of commercial vessels loaded with goods to and from Israel.
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Protests Marking 40 Days after Martyrdom of Qambar, Denouncing Normalization and Demanding Release of Prisoners
2021-12-06
Protests were staged yesterday in Al-Markh, Nuwaidrat and Damistan, to denounce normalization with the Israeli entity, demand the release of political prisoners and stress on the continuity of martyrs path.
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Political Isolation Law Reaches Charities: 88% of Bilad Al-Qadeem Charity Candidates Rejected
2021-12-05
Bilad Al-Qadeem Charity (the charity of the ancient country, the Zanz and Azari) said that the Ministry of Labor and Social Development rejected 30 of the 34 candidates for the charity's elections, depriving dozens of families of monthly aid.
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Indian Employment Agency Announces Vacancies in Bahrain: Nurses, Engineers, Occupational Health and Safety Officers
2021-12-04
The Indian Employment Agency (Seagull International) published a job advertisement demanding a large number of employees to work in one of the petrochemical projects in Bahrain, in several jobs of different specialties and requirements.
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What Mushaima and Al-Singace are being Subjected to Refutes Authority's Claims: Salam President
2021-12-04
President of Salam for Democracy and Human Rights Jawad Fairooz said that what Mr. Hasan Mushaima and Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace are being subjected to reveals that the authority's claims that it guarantees the prisoners' rights are untrue.
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Al-Wefaq Calls on Gov't to Immediately Respond to Demand of 3 UN Experts to Visit Bahrain
2021-12-04
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society called on the Bahraini government to respond promptly to a request by three UN experts to visit Bahrain to look closely at the human rights situation and make recommendations.
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Three Foreigners in Higher Urban Planning Committee
2021-12-04
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, issued an edict appointing Higher Urban Planning Committee which was announced in the economic recovery plan.
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Report Monitors Violations Carried out in Ashura Says New PM didn't Introduce Reforms on Religious Discrimination
2021-12-03
Three human rights organizations said that Bahrain did not stop discriminating against religious freedoms against Shiite citizens and continued to persecute them.
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MoI Calls for National Project to Recruit and Train Prisoners Released under Alternative Penal Code
2021-12-03
Bahrain's Interior Ministry has called on the House of Representatives to participate in developing a national project to recruit and train those released under the Alternative Penal Code.
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GFBTU: Palestine Remains our Central Issue
2021-12-02
The GFBTU called for strongly standing by the workers of Palestine against violations of the Zionist occupation, exposing the entity in international forums, and exerting all forms of pressure on the usurping entity to comply with international resolutions, said the Assistant Secretary-General for Social Protection, Mohammad Al-Mosaed.
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Labor Ministry Rejects 88% of Candidates for Saar Charity Fund elections due to Political Isolation Law, Allows Only Two Candidates
2021-12-02
The Ministry of Labor and Social Development rejected the candidacy of 14 out of 16 citizens for the Saar Charity Fund elections due to the political isolation law.
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Al-Menbar: Economic Recovery Plan should Address Unemployment
2021-12-02
"The economic recovery plan should be based on transparency, effective treatment of unemployment and the creation of promising quality jobs for citizens," Al-Menbar Progressive Democratic Society said.
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Two UN Experts Request to Visit Bahrain
2021-12-02
The official website of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) showed that two UN experts made formal requests to visit Bahrain in October and November this year.
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MPs Calls on Gov't to Release Larger Number of Prisoners in Coming Holidays, Particularly Life Imprisonment Prisoners
2021-12-02
A number of MPs demanded during Tuesday's session (November 30, 2021) the release of more prisoners and detainees, and that releases include prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment.
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15 NGOs Address Interpol Secretary-General: Election of Emirati Accused of Torture to INTERPOL Presidency Raises Concern
2021-12-02
15 international human rights organizations sent a letter to the INTERPOL Secretary General, Jürgen Stock, to express concern over the election of Mr. Ahmed Al-Raisi, the General Inspector of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Ministry of Interior, to the presidency of INTERPOL during the 89th General Assembly.