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Bahrain Revoked Their Citizenship, and Then Tried to Expel Them to Iran
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NYT World
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Vivian Nereim and Nazeeha Saeed
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17 Jun 2026 · 09:00 UTC
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Authoritarian Governance
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1 min read
Summary
State-sponsored denationalization rendering civilians stateless as political punishment represents authoritarian abuse of sovereign power to eliminate citizenship rights and force exile.
A Bahraini family who had their citizenship revoked found refuge in Europe.
statelessness
citizenship revocation
political repression
forced exile
state persecution
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