By the grace of God, my husband, human rights defender Ali AlHajee, has been released after an eleven-day detention linked to tweets related to his human rights activism on X. His release is conditional on remaining in the country—effectively imposing a travel ban—and the case

“Udspillet er i høj grad et tegn på, at sikkerhedspolitikken i EU bliver fortolket og udført i en meget bred forstand. Det handler ikke bare om forsvar,” siger Rasmus Foss fra Tænketanken EUROPA Min dækning af EU-Kommissionens forslag om kritisk medicin: medwatch.dk/samfund/articl…

#Bahrain: Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja blev i går informeret om, at hans videoopkald til hans familien er permanent suspenderet. For Al-Khawaja har videoopkaldene været hans livline til familien, da hans døtre bor uden for Bahrain, og hans syge mor ikke er i stand til at besøge ham.

My father, Bahraini Danish citizen and prisoner of conscience, started a water only hunger strike this morning in protest of the permanent suspension of his video calls. Please watch and share #Bahrain #DKPol #FreeAlKhawaja Lars Løkke Rasmussen Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 Liselotte Plesner EU in the GCC

Update: Thank you to everyone who engaged and listened and shared 🫶🏽 my father has suspended his hunger strike until after Eid after promises made this morning from the prison administration

BREAKING: Bahrain – Royal Decree to Release 630 Inmates on Eid Al-Fitr Don't be deceived by the number. Key Points to Check This Evening: 1) The exact number of inmates to be released remains unclear, as some are serving alternative sentences (non-custodial punishment). 2) It

14 year ago Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, who turned 64 last week was unjustly imprisoned and then sentenced to life imprisonment. I urge the Danish Prime Minister to directly call for his release with her Bahraini counterpart. Statsministeriet Maryam Alkhawaja #FreeAlKhawaja

Illustration by Mona Chalibi. Here are their names, names you won’t see widely reported elsewhere. Because the Western media doesn’t care.

They've now threatened my father with use of violence. The call was cut while I was getting this update. Cc Lars Løkke Rasmussen Statsministeriet Udenrigsministeriets Borgerservice #FreeAlKhawaja #Bahrain #DKPol

Appalling that the Bahraini authorities would again resort to threats of violence against HRD Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, unjustly imprisoned since 2011. He must be released immediately and unconditionally. #FreeAlkhawaja! x.com/MARYAMALKHAWAJ…

Danmarks eneste samvittighedsfange skal løslades nu! Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja har været fængslet i Bahrain siden 2011 - og bliver nu truet med vold, fordi han protesterer fredeligt imod sin fængsling. Lyt til hans datters opdatering 👇#dkpol #FreeAlKhawaja

Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is being arbitrarily denied video call access & threatened with violence. #Bahrain must ensure his safety & restore his access to video calls while in custody & #FreeAlKhawaja immediately, without conditions. Rep. Ro Khanna is his #DefendingFreedoms advocate.

Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is a father, a son, & pro-democracy activist who has spent 14+ years unjustly detained in #Bahrain for exercising his freedom of expression. #NotANumber Read how he's protesting injustice in prison in this week’s Gulf Dispatch: mailchi.mp/mideastdc/welc…]

Alaa’s mother, Laila Soueif, is going to fly to Cairo today to visit her son in prison. This is how she’s feeling . . .

🚨 Please read the Front Line Defenders Global Analysis, which is an in-depth annual publication detailing the variety of risks, threats and attacks faced by human rights defenders around the world, and region by region 🌏 Here is what the report says about #Bahrain: "In Bahrain,

"On Tuesday, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued a damning decision against Egypt: the continued imprisonment of Alaa Abd El Fattah is arbitrary and, therefore, in violation of international law." Abdelfattah Elsisi Keir Starmer David Lammy ft.com/content/fad6a8…

Bahrain announced a royal pardon for Eid Aladha that includes 209 inmates. Not all will be released from prison, as some are already serving alternative sentences. This is the lowest number since last year, and it’s unclear whether any political prisoners are included.

As Bahrain’s Crown Prince rushes to the UK seeking British protection amid Israeli aggression against Iran, he should start at home — by freeing tortured political prisoners jailed since 2011. Fix the internal crisis before waking up to an external threat.

I dag er det FN's internationale dag til støtte for ofre for tortur. Men hvad har #Danmark gjort for at støtte den danske statsborger Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja som er blevet tortureret af det bahrainske regime? Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 og CTI - Convention against Torture Initiative må gøre MEGET mere for at sikre Al-Khawajas

In a just world, defending human rights should be celebrated, not criminalised. Yet many activists are imprisoned for standing up for justice. Join us in calling for their release ➡️web.civicus.org/standasmywitne… #StandAsMyWitness #DefendDefenders #FreeThemAll