Bahrain

HRW: Bahrain has failed to provide conditions for free elections

Nov 20, 2018 10:45

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bahrain has failed to provide conditions for fair and free voting in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country.
Bahraini courts give prison sentences to over dozen anti-regime activists

Nov 18, 2018 12:21

Courts in Bahrain have handed down prison sentences to more than a dozen anti-regime protesters as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Bahrain inks deal to buy US copters after Senate favor

Nov 16, 2018 03:51

Bahrain signs an agreement with a US aerospace manufacturer to buy 12 twin-engine attack helicopters after the Senate votes down a draft resolution to block American arms sales to the kingdom.
Bahrain’s court hands down lengthy jail sentences to six more activists

Nov 16, 2018 02:53

A court in Bahrain has sentenced six more activists to up to 10 years in prison over their alleged role in exploding a gas cylinder last year.
Bahrain: Regime courts issued death sentences for 32 activists since 2011

Nov 14, 2018 12:18

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) has condemned the kingdom’s persistence on passing death sentences against anti-regime activists, calling the practice an “inhuman punishment” as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists.
Bahrain: Regime court sentences four nationals to death over terror charges

Nov 12, 2018 14:30

A Bahraini court has sentenced four of its nationals to death for their alleged roles in a deadly bombing last year as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.
Bahrain: Aal-e Khalifa jails more activists ahead of elections this month

Nov 11, 2018 10:17

Bahraini regime authorities have given jail terms, ranging from three to 10 years, to six more anti-regime activists a week after sentencing opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and two of his colleagues to life in prison.
Bahraini scholars condemn life sentence given to opposition leader

Nov 06, 2018 03:22

Bahraini scholars have strongly condemned the recent life sentence handed down to prominent Bahraini Shia cleric and opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, stating that the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime has lost its legitimacy.
Iran slams life sentence for Bahrain's opposition leader

Nov 04, 2018 15:55

Iran has slammed the decision by an appellate court in Bahrain to sentence prominent Bahraini Shia cleric and opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, to life in prison, calling on the tiny Persian Gulf sheikhdom to stop its inhuman approach.
Bahraini court gives life sentence to over a dozen anti-regime activists

Oct 31, 2018 03:24

A court in Bahrain has sentenced 13 anti-regime protesters to life imprisonment as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Persian Gulf kingdom.