Bahrain: Authorities Rearrest Pardoned Detainees

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Human rights defender, Naji Fateel. © Private (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities have rearrested at least nine men who had previously been released from prison by royal pardon, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and Human Rights Watch said today. The men, who were previously detained on politically motivated charges, were arrested in July and August 2026 for allegedly failing to pay fines dating back a decade. Bahraini authorities should immediately release them and cease all efforts to collect the dubious unpaid fines.“King Hamad bin Isa…

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