Bahrain

1.3 million people
15,920 USD GNI (PPP)
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Bahrain Hosts National Day Celebration While Country Continues Its Assault on Citizens

Nov 28 2012 - 12:56pm

The Embassy of Bahrain in the U.S. will host a celebration in honor of Bahrain’s National Day in Washington D.C. on December 12th, even as its government continues to crack down on the fundamental rights of its citizens. Freedom House staff have declined to attend the event, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, stressing in a letter to the Ambassador Houda Ezra Nonoo that Bahrain must focus on ending rights abuses and achieving political reform before throwing a lavish event.
 

Issues: 
Civil Society, Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
Press Release

Bahrain Must Commit to Real Reform One Year After Commission’s Recommendations

Nov 23 2012 - 11:12am

Freedom House calls on the Government of Bahrain to honor its stated commitment to undertake serious reform and end its campaign of repression against peaceful activists on the occasion of the first anniversary of the release of the findings of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI).

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
Freedom Alert

Bahrain Revokes Citizenship for 31 Activists

Nov 7 2012 - 3:41pm

Freedom House condemns the decision by the Bahraini government to revoke the citizenship of 31 opposition activists, in violation of international human rights standards, and calls on it to reverse this decision immediately. The move is one of several in recent days that further highlights the government’s systematic crackdown on opposition activists and human rights defenders and is a clear sign of its failure to demonstrate a meaningful commitment to democratic reform.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
Freedom Alert

Bahrain Stifles Free Assembly with Ban on Public Demonstrations

Oct 31 2012 - 3:03pm

The decision by the Bahraini government to ban all public rallies and demonstrations is a glaring example of its failure to demonstrate a meaningful commitment to implementing democratic reforms or end human rights abuses that have continued to escalate since February 2011. Freedom House condemns the move and calls on the government to reverse the ban immediately.

Issues: 
Civil Society, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa

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