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Maryam Al-Khawaja: I Will Travel to Bahrain Next Week to Try and Save My Father's Life
2023-09-08
"Today marks one month since the beginning of the largest mass hunger strike by political prisoners in Bahrain," Maryam Al-Khawaja said in a tweet via "X" platform. She announced that she will be traveling to Bahrain next week to try and save her imprisoned father's life.
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Bahrain Ignores Danish Delegation Request to IPU to Visit Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2023-03-17
Bahrain ignored the request of the Danish delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference, held in Manama a few days ago, to visit prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja in Jaw Central Prison.
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Danish MP Publishes His Photo Near Jaw Prison where Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is Held
2023-03-17
Danish MP Karsten Hønge, who is taking part in the 146th inter-parliamentary union in Bahrain, called for the immediate release of prisoner of conscience, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who holds the Danish citizenship.
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Danish, Norwegian Delegations Participating in IPU: Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Peacefully Fought for Democracy and Human Rights
2023-03-15
The Danish and Norwegian parliamentary delegations participating in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference called on Bahrain to release prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who holds the Danish nationality.
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Brian Dooley Criticizes IPU Silence on Al-Khawaja's Case
2023-03-14
Brian Dooley, a director at Human Rights First, criticized the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for not publicly endorsing the call of the chairman of the Danish parliamentary delegation, MP Søren Søndergaard, to release prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.
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Chairman of Danish Delegation to IPU Conference Demands Bahrain to Release Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2023-03-14
MP Søren Søndergaard, chairman of the Danish parliamentarian delegation to the inter-parliamentary union conference, currently held in Manama, demanded Bahrain to release prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.
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Urgent Appeal: Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Transferred to Emergency Hospital in Critical Health Condition
2023-03-03
Human rights activist Maryam Al-Khawaja sent an urgent appeal through twitter to exert all kinds of pressure to save the life of her father, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.
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118 NGOs Demand Danish Gov't to Strengthen Efforts to Release HR Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2021-01-25
118 international and Bahraini rights groups called for renewing efforts to secure the immediate and unconditional release of a prominent human rights defender and dual Danish-Bahraini citizen.
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Bahrain in Response to Denmark: Al-Khawaja’s Case is a National Sovereign Issue, Comments on our Independent Judiciary Rulings Unacceptable
2019-03-01
The Government of Bahrain responded to the statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark on the prominent human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja during the Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
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AP: Bahrain Bars Entry to Danish MP, European Rights Activist
2018-04-05
A rights group says Bahrain has denied entry to a Danish lawmaker and a European rights activist who were attempting to enter the country to visit a detained Bahraini-Danish citizen.
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Reuters: Bahrain Denies Entry to Danish Lawmaker who Planned Visit to Jailed Activist
2018-04-05
Bahrain refused entry on Wednesday to a Danish lawmaker and an Irish human rights campaigner who were intending to visit a prominent Bahraini-Danish activist in jail, a Bahraini human rights group said.
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Bahrain Bars Danish MP, Irish Activist from Entering Bahrain to Meet Jailed Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2018-04-04
A Danish Social Democrat lawmaker has been denied entry to Bahrain where he planned to meet a jailed leading human rights activist, Copenhagen and an NGO said Wednesday.
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Geneva: Denmark Says Jaw Prison Condition Deteriorating, Bahrain Doesn’t Prosecute Perpetrators
2017-05-02
Denmark said that the government of Bahrain has not prosecuted those involved in human rights violations, despite the establishment of accountability institutions and others involved in human rights.
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Ombudsman Meets Danish Ambassador in Coincidence with Al-Khawaja’s Hunger Strike
2017-04-14
Ombudsman Nawaf Mohammed Al-Maawda met the Riyadh-resident Danish Ambassador to Bahrain, Ole Frijs-Madsen.
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France, Czech Republic, Ireland, and Denmark Criticize Bahrain’s Human Rights Record
2017-03-16
France, Czech Republic, Ireland, and Denmark criticized Bahrain's human rights record, and called on Manama to abolish all restrictions imposed on civil society associations.
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S. Yousif Al-Muhafdah: Is Bahrain the New Breeding Ground for Political Extremism?
2016-10-21
How the government’s unprecedented crackdown on civil society and human rights might foster the radicalization of some of its citizens.
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HRC Member States Condemn Bahraini Measures against Opposition
2016-09-25
More member states at the UN Human Rights Council condemned the measures adopted by the Bahraini authorities against the Bahraini opposition and civil society institutions.