Bahrain governs the region by withdrawing citizenship

Eve: Bahrain tops the region by withdrawing from nationality

Human Rights Watch Bahraini authorities have reinstated the citizenship of hundreds of citizens expelled by executive orders or court decisions since 2012, most of whom are stateless.
The authorities have abolished since 2012 the nationality of at least 738 citizens – 232 in 2018 – during a process that lacked adequate legal safeguards. It included many jurists, political activists, journalists and religious scholars. The majority of Bahrainis stripped of their nationality have virtually no nationality and some have been deported. "
" Bahrain appears to be determined to win first place in the region, "said Eric Goldstein, deputy director of Human Rights Watch, denial of citizenship, while authorities say the actions are related to security. of the state, they actually punish just to express their opposition peacefully. "
" What the Bahraini authorities have done to strip hundreds of citizens clearly violates international standards. " The organization noted in a statement on Friday that the Bahrain Institute for Democracy and Democracy (EBRD) confirmed that all the resolutions on the revocation of nationality known since 1 January have been published by civil or military courts.
In its statement, Human Rights Watch confirmed that it has documented widespread fair trial violations in both Tribunals, particularly since the crackdown on repressive authorities against anti-government protests after 2011. These violations include lack of access to lawyers, especially during interrogations, By coercion, according to the allegation.
The statement stated: 108 cases before the year 2018, the authorities withdrew the nationality directly from people by Royal Decree or order of the Ministry of the Interior.
"Between 15 and 25 May 2018, the courts ruling in different cases of nationality were excluded from 128 defendants, the court of final citizenship." She explained that the government of Bahrain deported 8 people in Iraq since the beginning of the year 2018, after the courts removed them from Bahraini nationality.