In August, the State Department released its annual Human Rights Report on Bahrain. The report highlights human rights developments in Bahrain in the previous year, 2024. It is the first of the reports from the Trump administration. By comparing and contrasting this report with the last report from the Biden administration, the Bahrain 2023 Human[…]
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On 23 September 2025, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) delivered an intervention during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, under the General Debate of Item 4. ADHRB drew the Council’s attention to ongoing violations against released political prisoners in Bahrain, including arbitrary dismissals, repeated arrests, travel bans,[…]
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The Bahrain Press Association recently published its semi-annual report on freedom of expression and press freedom within the country. This report documents how, since the beginning of 2025, there have already been many cases of violation of these freedoms affecting activists and dissidents within the country. Moreover, these incidents were particularly concentrated in the Ashura[…]
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In the first half of 2025 alone, the Bahrain Press Association documented 37 violations against writers, activists, and online users, underscoring the Bahraini government’s sustained assault on freedom of expression in the country. At the center of this repression is Decree-Law No.47 of 2002, commonly known as the Press Law. From arrests to prosecutions, the[…]
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Introduction In a worrying escalation this year, Bahraini security forces — as in previous years — have resorted to the harshest forms of repression against Ashura rituals, carrying out a widespread campaign of summonses, arrests, fabricated charges, and the removal of religious symbols across various regions. Meanwhile, the government’s official narrative presents an idealized image[…]
