Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of dozens of people it accused of sympathising with Iran and “aiding foreign entitiesâ€.Â
At least 69 people had their citizenship stripped, according to a directive issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.Â
The decision was based on an article in Bahraini
nationality law which allows for revocation on the grounds of “causing harm to the interests of the kingdom or acting in a manner contrary to the duty of loyalty to itâ€.Â
The 69 people include those accused of breaching that article, as well as their dependent family members.Â
The directive said those affected had expressed sympathy for and glorified “heinous Iranian hostile acts†or engaged in “espionage with foreign entitiesâ€.Â
It said that all of the 69 were “of non-Bahraini originâ€.
Campaigners told Middle East Eye that many of those named were Ajami, a term referring to longstanding communities in Gulf Arab states whose ancestors migrated from southern [...]
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