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14 British MPs Call on their Gov't to Reconsider Relations with Bahrain, Urge Bahraini Authorities to Release Opposition Leaders
2021-03-19
14 MPs in the UK Parliament sent an urgent letter to Britain's foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, urging him to pressure on the Bahraini government to release political prisoners.
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UK MP Calls to Sack Bahrain's Woman Prison Boss Mariam Al-Bardoli, "Daily Mail" Newspaper Dubs her "Beast of Bahrain"
2019-03-23
A Lib Dem peer has called to sack woman prison boss Lientenant Colonel Mariam Al-Bardoli after she beat up inmate Hajar Mansour after her son-in-law activist Ahmad Al-Wadaie spoke in UK Parliament to highlight brutality in country's prisons.
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Transparency International Says Bahrain is Example of “Corrupt and Repressive Regimes” Supported by Parliamentarians and House of Lords in UK
2018-07-30
A report issued by Transparency International UK said that Bahrain is one of many corrupt and repressive regimes that has been supported by parliamentarians and House of Lords in the United Kingdom.
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Alistair Burt Ignores Harsh Conditions Political Prisoners Live in Bahrain, Whitewashes Ombudsman’s Image
2018-04-26
UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, said that the UK government monitors events in Bahrain closely.
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MP in House of Commons Asks UK Minister about Influence of Saudi Arabia’s Reform Program on Its Influence in Bahrain
2018-04-26
British MP Tom Brake raised a question to UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, on whether he had discussions with the Saudi Government on the implications of Saudi Arabia's reform program on its influence in Bahrain.
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Tom Brake Raises Question in UK Parliament about Medical Care and Food in Bahraini Prisons
2017-09-14
British MP Tom Brake raised a question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on whether it will ask the Bahraini government for explanations on providing adequate food and medical care as well as contacting with family members of all political prisoners, in particular Ibtisam Al-Saegh and Hajar Mansour.
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Member in UK Parliament Calls on FCO to Pressure on Bahrain to Release Nabeel Rajab
2016-08-21
A member in the UK Parliament called on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to pressure on Bahrain to release the prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.
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UK Parliamentary Delegation Meets with Bahraini Security Officials: “Reforms Reinforced Peaceful Coexistence in Bahrain”
2015-11-03
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Interior Minister, Lt-General Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, received on Saturday (October 31, 2015) British parliamentary delegation headed by MP Sir Alan Duncan.
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British MPs Put Forward Motion Calling for Release of Bahraini Opposition Leaders
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A group of British Members of Parliament have put forward a motion in the UK House of Commons on human rights abuses in Bahrain, calling for the release of Bahraini opposition leaders.
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British MPs Condemn Rajab's Sentence and Call for Listing Bahrain as Country of Concern
2015-07-10
Members of the British Parliament expressed severe concerns about the ongoing restrictions against free speech in Bahrain; noting the recent findings by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch of "reprisals against individuals exercising their right to free speech in Bahrain."