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RRT Case No. 1204665

26 June 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Shia - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Bahrain

Bahrain: 1. What is the current situation in Bahrain in relation to opposition protests and the authorities' attitude towards the opposition and participants in demonstrations? 2. What is the current situation of and the attitude of the authorities towards Shi'as in Bahrain? Is the Shi'a population in general at risk of harm because the authorities have imputed all Shi'as with anti-government opinion?

21 June 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. 1109441

27 February 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Shia | Countries: Australia - Bahrain

Bahrain: 1. Please provide details of the protest(s) which took place in Bahrain on 14 February 2011, including the exact location of protest activities, the time the protest activities started, the sequence of events, the time the protest activities had ended on the day, the nature of the protest activities, the number of the participants, the profile of the participants and the reaction of the authorities. 2. Is there any evidence to suggest that protest activities had taken place on 14 February 2011 near the Municipality of Manama, the Diplomatic area or the Dower area? 3. What is the current situation in Bahrain in relation to opposition protests and the authorities' attitude towards the opposition and participants in demonstrations? 4. What is the typical profile of those targeted by the authorities for arrest, detention and mistreatment? Have family members of opposition figures and participants in demonstrations been targeted by the authorities? 5. What is the current situation of and the attitude of the authorities towards Shi'as in Bahrain? Is the Shi'a population in general at risk of harm because the authorities have imputed all Shi'as with anti-government opinion? 6. Please provide information on protests in support of the 2011 Bahraini uprising in Australia, particularly in Sydney and Brisbane. 7. Is there any information to suggest that Bahrainis who have participated in protests in Australia are at risk of facing harm if they were to return to Bahrain? Is there any information to suggest their family members in Bahrain have been targeted?

30 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bahrain: 1. When was the Bahrain Human Rights Centre established? 2. What are its most recent publications? 3. Does it organise demonstrations? If so, what are the details of recent demonstrations? 4. How does a person become a member of the Centre? 5. Is there a record of members? 6. What are the names of the senior committee members and staff of this organisation? 7. Have any of its members or supporters been arrested or detained in recent years?

3 February 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bahrain: 1 Please provide any information on a group in support of the Shia Muslims in Bahrain called Lel Hasereba Habel El Nadiya, and its leader Salah Elbender?

25 February 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. 0902971

2 July 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Human rights activists - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Right to education - Right to employment - Shia - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - Bahrain

Bahrain: 1. Please provide information about a 1994 petition calling for nullification of state security law, reinstatement of the 1973 constitution and the return of the dissolved elected parliament? 2. Please provide information about the arrest of political activists around 1996, in particular whether an activist would have been tried and sentenced if he was in detention for three years? 3. Please provide any information about continued harassment by the authorities today, of those who have been detained in the past? 4. Please provide information on any arrest or detention of Bahrainis returning from overseas travel on the basis of being involved in terrorist plots or training against the Sunni elite?

3 June 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bahrain: 1. Please provide any information on demonstrations in June 1996 or on 15 April 2007 where people were arrested. 2. Please provide any information on the Al Kalaa (Al Qal'a) prison and on its staffing. 3. What is known about a group or organisation called "the United Quaternity" and its constituent organisations? 4. Was there a large demonstration at Al Saif in Al Manama in 2002?

3 December 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. 060883850

25 January 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Country of origin information (COI) - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious discrimination - Shia | Countries: Australia - Bahrain

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