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Denial of Employment to Released Prisoners Is an Unlawful, Ongoing Punishment

Bahrain · Bahrain

Denial of Employment to Released Prisoners Is an Unlawful, Ongoing Punishment

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its deep concern over the continued denial of employment reinstatement for individuals released under royal pardons, specifically highlighting the case of Mohamed Abdullah Yousif, a former employee at the Ministry of Works who is now left without income or dignity after serving 11 years in prison. Mr. Yousif, who was arbitrarily dismissed from his job before his imprisonment, has been staging …Read Article

Bahrain: Four Underage Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Dry Dock Prison

Bahrain · Bahrain

Bahrain: Four Underage Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Dry Dock Prison

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) urgently calls on Bahraini authorities to address the deteriorating situation of four underage political detainees—Ali Yousif, Hassan Masoud, Ahmed Abdul Latif, and Ali Reza Mashakheel—currently held in Building 17 of Dry Dock Prison. These children, aged between 16 and 17, have launched a hunger strike to protest their prolonged arbitrary detention, which has exceeded three months in some cases without…Read Article

Housing Discrimination Against Released Political Prisoners is an Extension of Political Punishment

Manama · Manama

Housing Discrimination Against Released Political Prisoners is an Extension of Political Punishment

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses deep concern over the ongoing peaceful sit-in by a group of former political prisoners in front of Bahrain’s Ministry of Housing, now entering its second month. These individuals, released under royal pardon or through alternative sentencing, are being denied access to public housing rights—a blatant continuation of punishment even after release. These individuals, many of whom were imprisoned…Read Article

Bahrain: A Nation Without Press Freedom

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its deepest concern over the systematic repression of press freedom in Bahrain. Over the past decade, the Kingdom has witnessed the complete dismantling of independent journalism, the arrest and persecution of journalists, and the criminalization of speech in all its forms. Bahrain’s media environment today is one of state control, surveillance, and fear, where truth is treated as a threat and…Bahrain · Bahrain Read Article

Prison Conditions in Bahrain: The Case of Qurain Military Prison and the Prosecution of Civilians

In Bahrain, where freedom of expression and peaceful dissent are systematically repressed, Qurain Military Prison stands as a stark example of the country’s deepening human rights crisis. Although a military facility, it continues to detain civilians—tried before military courts—in violation of international standards. Their imprisonment, prolonged isolation, and lack of legal safeguards constitute a serious breach of human rights and due proces…Human Rights · Bahrain Read Article

ADHRB at HRC58 Urges Bahrain to Free Elderly Activists Jailed for Cooperating with the UN

On March 21, 2025, Americans for Democracy and human rights in Bahrain delivered an intervention during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council. In its intervention under Item 5, ADHRB drew the Council’s attention to the ongoing detention and mistreatment of Bahrain’s prominent elderly human rights defenders, imprisoned since 2011 for their activism and cooperation with UN mechanisms. We draw the Council’s attention to the ongoing detent…United Nations · Bahrain See the Story

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