Bahrain

3 Bahrainis get jail terms of 15 years each for attacking police

Mar 16, 2016 03:45

A Bahraini court has handed down jail terms of 15 years to each of the three people convicted of "attacking police forces" in the country, says a Bahraini prosecutor.
Bahrainis rage against Saudi ‘occupation’

Mar 15, 2016 04:06

Bahrainis have held nationwide protest rallies to mark the fifth anniversary of the Saudi troop deployment to their country as part of the Al Khalifah regime’s heavy-handed crackdown on dissidents.
Bahrain arrests prominent female activist, her little son

Mar 14, 2016 12:42

Bahraini regime police forces have raided the house of a prominent female activist, detaining her and her 1-year-old son.
Bahrain expels several Lebanese over Hezbollah links

Mar 14, 2016 12:28

Authorities in Bahrain have announced the deportation of a number of Lebanese nationals from the country over affiliation with or support for the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement.
‘Bahrain tightening noose on dissidents’

Mar 13, 2016 03:04

A Bahraini rights group says the ruling Al Khalifah regime has resorted to repressive measures, including torture, against political dissidents as it continues its crackdown on activists in the kingdom.
Bahrainis hold fresh anti-regime protests

Mar 11, 2016 15:44

Hundreds of Bahrainis took to the streets across the Persian Gulf kingdom Friday in a show of protest against the continued imprisonment of prominent religious scholar and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, voicing their anger over the presence of Saudi forces and demanding the downfall of Aal-e Khalifa minority regime.
UN calls on Bahrain to engage in 'deep reforms'

Mar 10, 2016 12:55

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights has censured the government in Bahrain for its harsh crackdown on the dissents, calling on Manama to carry out fundamental reforms.
Bahrain’s expelling citizens at alarming rate to quell dissent: Amnesty

Mar 09, 2016 03:43

Amnesty International has warned against an alarming surge in the expulsion of Bahraini citizens stripped of their nationality, saying the Manama regime's practice is aimed at suppressing dissent in the tiny Persian Gulf state.
Bahraini cleric loses in regime's appeals court

Mar 08, 2016 03:58

A Bahraini appellate court has upheld an imprisonment verdict against prominent Shia cleric Seyyed Kamel al-Hashimi.
Bahrainis protest Aal-e Khalifa regime crackdown

Mar 04, 2016 15:38

Hundreds of Bahrainis have staged rallies in several areas across the Persian Gulf kingdom in condemnation of the Aal-e Khalifa regime’s crackdown on dissent.