Bahrain

Bahrain’s opposition warns about abuse of female activists

Dec 02, 2018 06:35

Bahrain’s largest opposition group has warned about the ruling regime’s sweeping arrest and abuse campaign against female activists throughout the course of a campaign of suppression that has already taken the lives of scores of dissidents.
Commander of US Middle East forces in Navy's Fifth Fleet base found dead in Bahrain

Dec 02, 2018 04:16

The top US Navy officer in charge of American naval operations throughout the Middle East and Southwest Asia has been found dead in Bahrain, home to US military’s Fifth Fleet naval force, which he commanded.
Thailand warned against deporting dissident footballer to Bahrain

Dec 02, 2018 03:49

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Thailand to refrain from deporting a dissident footballer to Bahrain where he might face prosecution for expressing his anti-government views.
15 Bahraini NGOs censure Manama's détente with Tel Aviv

Nov 29, 2018 03:21

Over a dozen Bahraini NGOs have denounced Manama's attempts to normalize relations with the Israeli regime, expressing their firm support for the Palestinian cause.
Amnesty International voices concern over Bahrain crackdown on opposition

Nov 23, 2018 16:58

Amnesty International has expressed “grave concerns” over a campaign of suppression by Bahrain’s ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime against political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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.