In April 2019, the King ordered the having their na.onality revoked. It is unclear ci.zenship of 551 Bahrainis to be restored, if any have received any compensa.on or bringing the number of persons whose restora.on of rights. Further, their ci.zenship remains revoked down to 434. experience, and the looming threat of their Even though their na.onality has been ci.zenship being revoked again, has had the restored, most of these people are s.ll desired chilling effect on the ac.vism and suffering from the consequences of their expression of most of these people. Many na.onality revoca.ons. They have lost their con.nue to live under the cloud of threat, jobs, homes and proper.es, and are and are reluctant to speak of their struggling to cope with the mul.ple rights predicament, for fear of further reprisals. depriva.ons they endured as a result of 33 | Arbitrary Revoca.on of Na.onality in Bahrain - a Tool of Oppression