Amnesty warns FIFA over potential 2030 World Cup bid by Saudi Arabia

  Staging the 2030 men’s World Cup in Saudi Arabia would be “virtually impossible” if FIFA correctly applies its ...

Bahrain Press Association – The Semi-annual report 2022: 15 infringements of the rights of press and media professionals and cyberactivists

  In Bahrain, the first half of 2022 witnessed a number of violations against journalists ...

Fears of tuberculosis outbreak at prison as detainees fall ill

A Bahraini political prisoner with tuberculosis says he fears he will die soon if authorities withhold further ...

Saudi Arabia Executed 81 People in a Single Day

Saudi authorities announced Saturday (March 12, 2022) that they executed 81 people in one day ...

Amnesty: US-made weapon used in air strike that killed scores in escalation of Saudi-led coalition attacks

  The Saudi-led coalition used a precision-guided munition made in the United States in last ...

Two female activists in Bahrain and Jordan hacked with NSO spyware

The plight of women’s rights campaigners in Bahrain and Jordan is in the spotlight after new revelations ...

HRW: Saudi Authorities in 2021 Routinely Repressed Dissidents

Saudi authorities in 2021 carried out arbitrary arrests, trials, and convictions of peaceful dissidents. Dozens ...

HRW: Bahrain: Repression Marks Uprising Anniversary

  Bahraini activists commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings amid heavy repression, including ...

Amnesty Urges Bahrain to Release Prisoners of Conscience

Amnesty International urged the king of Bahrain to put an end to harsh sentences against ...

Emirati general accused of torture elected president of Interpol

An Emirati general accused of torture has been elected president of Interpol, the global police agency said, ...