Author Archives: abbas
UNHCR releases new guidelines on loss and deprivation of nationality
21 May 2020 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has today issued new guidelines on the [...]
May
Revoking Citizenships: the Silent Execution
The English political philosopher John Locke argues that “men are naturally free and equal as [...]
Sep
A victim of revoking nationality in #Bahrain – Abbas Busafwan
Abbas Busafwan is keen for us to take pictures of him at his workplace. [...]
Jun
Ana Bahraini: A dedicated network on revoking citizenship in Bahrain
The 7th of November 2012, was marked as the day when stripping of citizenships has [...]
Feb
ARBITRARY DEPRIVATION OF CITIZENSHIP – SEMINAR HELD IN LONDON ON 31 OCTOBER 2016
This document is a collection of summarized contributions presented during a seminar entitled “The International [...]
Feb
Stop Revoking Citizenships – BIRD Publishes Full Documentation
8 February 2016 – In the five years since the ‘Arab Spring’ uprising, which began [...]
Feb
Bahraini Dissidents Face Loss of Citizenship, Forced Exile
Eight people were deported on 30 January and 1 February 2018 from Bahrain to Iraq’s [...]
Feb
Seven Bahraini journalists rendered stateless since 2011
Stripping its citizens of their nationality is a penalty to which the Bahraini regime increasingly [...]
Feb