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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Sep
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[…]
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Jul
Jul
Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) participated in the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), held from 16 June to 9 July 2025. During this session, ADHRB delivered four oral interventions highlighting human rights violations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, particularly Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Under[…]
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Saudi Arabia is accelerating its use of the death penalty with alarming speed. In 2024 alone, the Kingdom carried out 345 executions, the highest number in 30 years, averaging one every 25 hours. That brutal pace has only intensified. As of mid-June 2025, 154 executions have already been confirmed, pointing toward another record-breaking year. Among[…]
