Foreign Nationals Research suggests that Bahrain's use of the death penalty shows foreign nationals are discriminated against, particularly those from Bangladesh (Rajab, 2010, among others). A report published by Reprieve & BIRD (2021) states that of the foreign nationals sentenced to death between 2011 and 2020, approximately 62% were Bangladeshi. The recent BIRD study further highlights that among those prisoners facing imminent execution on Bahrain's death row, almost 30% (8 out of 26) were Bangladeshi nationals and the only foreign national executed in the decade between 2011 and 2021 was from Bangladesh. Jau Prison in Bahrain, where some death row prisoners are held. Furthermore, unlike Bahraini nationals as well as some individuals from the Philippines, no Bangladeshi nationals on Bahrain’s death row have received a pardon or commutation. Further research by the Death Penalty Research Unit, University of Oxford found that from 2016-2021 foreign nationals constituted 85% of the death sentences for homicide offences, although they made up only 55% of the population (Harry et al, 2023). Acknowledgements With special thanks to the following organisations and individuals who lent their considerable assistance and expertise towards this research in Bahrain: Reprieve, Pramod Acharya, Luise Eder, among others. Death Penalty Research Unit, University of Oxford For more research see: foreign-nationals.uwazi.io or tinyurl.com/mappingdeathrow

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