Meet Bahrain's ruler, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa – a major force in the country's political scene. As the present King, he ...

Bahrain has big plans for development, and investors are interested. But its geographic position is both a blessing and a curse. Bahrain was once favored to be the leading financial center of the ...

Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week, sparking calls from the country’s majority Shiite opposition and human rights activists for the pontiff to raise human rights ...

Bahrain has approved fiscal measures intended to boost non-oil revenue and arrest a sharp rise in government debt. The 11-point package includes higher electricity and water tariffs, the introduction ...

Ahead of the 59th session of the Human Rights Council (June 16 - 11 July 11, 2025), we are writing to you and your delegation regarding the continued detention of leading human rights defenders, ...

Ahead of the 59th Human Rights Council session, IFEX joins rights groups urging UN members to press Bahrain for the release of political prisoners and to halt imminent executions. This statement was ...