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Bahrain Court of Appeal Increases the Sentence of Al-Wefaq’s Sheikh Ali Salman to Nine Years in Prison

by JHRO / Bahrain / Democracy / Freedom of Expression / Freedom of Press / Freedom of Religion / Human Rights / Jau Prison / Sectarianism / Shia / Yemen / 1 Comment / May 30, 2016

Today, 30 May 2016, the Bahraini Court of Appeal toughened the sentence against Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, to nine years in prison, instead of originally a four years’ imprisonment sentence. The court convicted him of “attempting to overthrow the regime”, the same charge from which he was previously acquitted. Continue reading →

Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship Revocation, as Pattern of Discrimination Continues

Bahraini Scholar Dr. Masood Jahroomi Forcibly Deported After Citizenship Revocation, as Pattern of Discrimination Continues

by JHRO / Bahrain / Democracy / Freedom of Expression / Sectarianism / Shia / No Comments / March 8, 2016

8 March 2016 – Yesterday, the Government of Bahrain summoned Dr. Masood Jahroomi, a former Shia Ajam citizen for forcible deportation. Dr. Jahroomi, whose citizenship was revoked in January 2015, had his denaturalization order confirmed by the appellate court. Continue reading →

12 NGOs Demand Release of Ali al-Nimr

by JHRO / Death Penalty / Democracy / Demonstration / Freedom of Expression / Human Rights / KSA / Saudi Arabia / Sectarianism / Shia / No Comments / February 16, 2016

Marking the fourth anniversary of Ali al-Nimr’s arrest, Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain and 11 other NGOs demand that Saudi Arabia repeal the death penalty against Ali al-Nimr and all other protesters who were arrested as minors, including Dawood Hussein al-Marhoon and Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher. Continue reading →

Sheikh Ali Salman’s Sentence Slams the Door Shut to All Efforts of Reform

by JHRO / Bahrain / Democracy / Human Rights / Human Rights Council / Referendum / Shia / Uncategorized / No Comments / June 16, 2015

Bahrain opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman’s sentence to four years in prison on the second day of the Human Rights Council’s 29th Session, proves a clear disregard to the international recommendations and an obvious contradiction to the Bahraini Government Delegation’s denial of any political prisoners in the Kingdom a mere day before.

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