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Rights groups have described the move as a \u201cblatant abuse of power\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 27 Apr 2026<\/span>27 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Bahrain has stripped dozens of people of their citizenship for allegedly supporting Iranian attacks on the country.<\/p>\n Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Interior announced on Monday that it had revoked the citizenship of 69 people, some of whom were related, after accusing them of sympathising with Iran and \u201ccolluding with foreign entities\u201d. The move comes after Tehran carried out strikes on facilities in Bahrain as part of the war launched against Iran by Israel and the United States.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n The directive, issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, stated that all 69 people were \u201cof non-Bahraini origin\u201d. Under Bahraini law, a person can be stripped of citizenship if they are deemed to have caused harm to the country or shown disloyalty.<\/p>\n The London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy described the move as \u201cdangerous\u201d and a clear violation of international law.<\/p>\n The organisation said the individuals had not been publicly identified, and it remained unclear whether they had been arrested, whether they were inside or outside Bahrain, and whether they held another nationality.<\/p>\n Tehran began striking its Gulf neighbours on February 28, shortly after Israel and the United States began the war by launching attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n Tehran accused the targeted countries of allowing the US to conduct its strikes from their territory. Iran\u2019s retaliatory attacks reportedly caused significant damage to US military sites across the region, including a Navy base in Bahrain, which was hit by missiles and drones.<\/p>\n Iran ceased its attacks on Gulf neighbours on April 9, following the introduction of a ceasefire brokered by Pakistan. Negotiations to permanently end the war are ongoing three weeks later.<\/p>\n Bahrain\u2019s Shia population has long accused authorities of marginalising them. During the Arab Spring in 2011, mass protests against the country\u2019s leadership broke out. The Bahraini government has long blamed Iran for fomenting unrest against it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rights groups have described the move as a \u201cblatant abuse of power\u201d. Published On 27 Apr 202627 Apr 2026 Bahrain has stripped dozens of people of their citizenship for allegedly supporting Iranian attacks on the country. Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Interior announced on Monday that it had revoked the citizenship of 69 people, some of whom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n
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