Overview
- Bahrain’s Interior Ministry revoked the nationality of 69 people Monday, saying they praised Iran’s attacks or took part in espionage with foreign actors.
- Officials said the move followed directives from King Hamad and a mandate to Crown Prince Salman under Article 10/3, which allows revocation for harm to national interests.
- State media reported that those listed include offenders and their dependents, that all are of non-Bahraini origin, that names were published, and that further reviews are continuing.
- Rights groups called the step arbitrary and warned families could be made stateless, citing claims that many are Ajami and that some were not questioned or told of the case.
- The action follows wartime security cases, including 14 people charged with spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and came after Bahrain said it intercepted 194 missiles and 523 drones during the conflict.