Bahrain Crackdown: 40 Citizenships Revoked in Less than Two Months

By Staff, Agencies

Only two days ago, the number of citizenships revoked from Bahraini nationals has reached 40 since the beginning of 2019.

SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights said on Wednesday [February 20, 2019] that the number of citizens whose nationalities were revoked since 2012 reached almost 840 citizens.

Salam said via its Twitter account "After revoking nationality of 25 citizens on Tuesday in Bahrain, the number of revoked nationalities this year reached 40, thus the total number since 2012 has become 840." The organization noted that it has been only one month and 20 days since the beginning of the year.

In total, the numbers of revoked citizenships since 2012 has reached 835 so far. The organization further detailed the numbers in years as follow:

• 2019: 40
• 2018: 298
• 2017: 156
• 2016: 90
• 2015: 208
• 2014: 21
• 2013: 0
• 2012: 31