Despite attempts by the state-run media to advocate peaceful coexistence, the Bahraini government continues to promote religious intolerance. On March 19, the Bahrain Association for Religious Tolerance and Co-existence invited the Pakistani cleric and politician Fazl Ur Rehman to deliver a lecture on religious coexistence at the Isa Cultural Center in Bahrain. Fazl Ur Rehman,[…]
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From 29 February to 24 March, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) took part in the 31st Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva to raise awareness of human rights violations in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. During the Session, ADHRB met[…]
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After being detained on a family vacation, Salim al-Aradi spent more than a year in a United Arab Emirate’s prison without a conviction. UAE authorities arrested Salim for alleged terrorist-related activities. On the 21st of March, Salim al-Aradi’s lawyer announced that UAE officials formally dropped ‘terrorism’ charges placed upon Salim and three other individuals. However,[…]
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Speaking in Dubai, the US ambassador to the United Arab Emirates praised the UAE for its efforts in the global fight against terrorism. Ambassador Barbara Leaf stated that the UAE’s valuable contribution in the fight against extremism went beyond military involvement, as the Emirates offer “a counter to that very dark vision that Daesh perpetuates.”[…]
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“We were all scared but Shorooq and our child were the main victims of the attack. After three hours of suffering, she lost the baby,” Zaid al-Khameri told reporters. This was following a bombing near his house, which shattered the windows and caused Zaid’s pregnant wife to have a miscarriage. The number of stillbirths and[…]
