Bahrain authorities suppress dissent amid Iran-US conflict, rights group warns

Bahrain authorities suppress dissent amid Iran-US conflict, rights group warns

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that Bahraini authorities have arrested dozens of individuals for participating in peaceful protests amid the escalating conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran. The organization underscored the suppression of dissent through modes of arbitrary detention, denial of due process of law, and the potential imposition of the death penalty in certain cases. Niku Jafarnia, a Yemen and Bahrain res…

Joint Statement on the Arrest Campaign and Human Rights Violations in Bahrain in Connection with the War in the Middle East

The human rights organizations signing this statement express their deep concern over the wide arrest campaign witnessed in the Kingdom of Bahrain in connection with the military escalation in the region between the United States, Israel, and Iran, and the missile strikes that followed, which hit numerousareas in the Gulf, including Bahrain. According to field monitoring documented by the human rights organizations, the Bahraini authorities have…