Coming out now Second issue of "Rights Under Attack"*.
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) has published the second issue of its newsletter, Rights Under Attack, for November 2026. This edition examines the prosecution of religious scholars in Bahrain, raising critical concerns about judicial fairness, torture, secret trials, accountability and violations of freedom of religion and belief.
Recommended investigative reports* Who investigates the investigators? Examining the urgent questions of responsibility and impunity. From Confessions Extracted from Torture to Statements Never Said: Sheikh Mohammed Sankur's Testimony Reopens the Record of Coercion in Bahrain The trial of clerics in Bahrain reopens the history of secret trials from state security courts to civil courts.
Recommended opinion articles* Sheikh Said al-Mada: "Religious endowments and politicization! Fuad Ibrahim: "What comes after the judgment of the religious sages?" The future of relations between the state and the Shia community in Bahrain" Zahir Makhlouf: "I know what it means to be judged for your opinions: from the prisons of Ben Alis to the trial of religious scholars in Bahrain" Ibtisam al-Sah: "Behind every arrest, a family remains waiting: testimonies from the families of religious scholars in Bahrain."
Also in this issue*.
Behind closed doors: a press conference reinforces the testimonies of the families of arrested religious scholars.
Denial of citizenship: The human rights report documents the denial of citizenship of 69 people, including 26 children.
Arrests of Shia reciters and funeral hall officials bring religious persecution back into the spotlight in Bahrain.
60 pages of investigative reporting, first-hand testimony, articles and human rights analysis.
The second issue is now available to read and download in the attached file.