2.2 Jawad Fairooz (An Individual whose Bahraini Nationality was revoked by the Ministry of Interior.) Jawad Fairooz is the chairman and one of the founders of SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights. The Ministry of Interior of Bahrain revoked Jawad Fairooz’s Bahraini nationality on November 6, 2012.12Jawad Fairooz is currently a member of UNHCR Global Alliance to End Statelessness, an advisory board member of the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) and the European Network on Statelessness. Jawad Fairooz also served as a Bahraini Member of Parliament from 2006 to 2011. Jawad Fairooz currently holds British citizenship. In a semi-structured online interview with Jawad Fairooz, Fairooz explained that a person’s identity is a portion of his identity, qualities, and memories. Fairooz asserted that identity is related to upbringing and personality development. Fairooz feels his identity is Bahraini and was not affected by the loss of his nationality. Fairooz expressed that his belonging is connected to Bahrain geographically, and his intellectual and ideological affiliations are multiple and more comprehensive than confined to a specific framework. Fairooz added that his Bahraini customs and traditions represent his identity, and the citizenship rights that were arbitrarily revoked did not affect or harm his identity. Fairooz said that the revocation of nationalities contradicts both International and Human Rights Law, and this practice should be prohibited. Fairooz concluded that the revocation of his nationality did not halt his efforts, but he is confident that the injustice in Bahrain must be addressed .13 2.3 Dr Ebrahim Alaradi (An Individual whose Bahraini Nationality was revoked by the King of Bahrain) Dr. Ebrahim Al Aradi, a doctor who treated injured protestors at Salmaniya Hospital during Bahrain’s revolt, was reporting to international media organizations from Salmaniya Hospital about the disproportionate use of force and unlawful death as a doctor and eyewitness. In April 2011, Alaradi’s photo was released on Bahrain TV, and he was accused of publishing fake news.14 Alaradi was forced into exile in April 2011. The King of Bahrain revoked Alaradi’s nationality on January 31, 2016, and he 12 Bahraini opposition figures stripped of nationality in ‘frightening’ development. (2021, August 17). Amnesty International. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2012/11/bahraini-opposition-figures-stripped-nationality frightening-development/ 13 Interview with Jawad Fairooz, The File is with the Author, the interview was conducted on July 15, 2024. 14 Arie, S. (2011). Doctors who treated protesters in Bahrain are given 15 year sentences. BMJ. British Medical Journal, 343(sep30 2), d6336. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d6336 5