Executive Summary This report tracks the escalating violations related to Ashura rituals in Bahrain from May to the end of June 2026. It documents a growing pattern of security and administrative restrictions targeting the Shia community’s freedom of religion and belief during preparations for the month of Muharram and the Ashura season. The information is[…]
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6 December 2019 – On 8 and 9 December, the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence in the Kingdom of Bahrain will be holding an International Religious Freedom (IRF) Roundtable. This will be a major international religious freedom gathering in Bahrain, and part of a goal by the organizers to see a proliferation of[…]
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18 November 2019 – Today, ADHRB sent a letter to Justin Siberell, the American ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, raising several related concerns about the ongoing deterioration of human rights in Bahrain. Among the concerns we raised were continued religious discrimination, in particular surrounding the commemoration of Ashura and Muharram and officials’ denial of[…]
