Bahrain

Bahrain MPs denounce invitation of Israelis to forum

Apr 01, 2019 01:11

Members of Bahrain’s parliament have condemned the invitation of several Israeli speakers to a business conference due in the Persian Gulf country next month.
Amnesty: Bahrain seeks to ‘sportwash’ image by hosting Formula One race

Mar 28, 2019 09:36

Amnesty International says the “deeply repressive” Bahraini regime is trying to rehabilitate its image by hosting the Formula One race.
Bahraini court jails nearly 170 people in crackdown on dissent

Mar 15, 2019 03:01

A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences to 167 anti-regime protesters as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
Bahrain: Court upholds life sentences against two anti-regime activists

Mar 14, 2019 13:22

Bahrain's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld life sentences against two political dissidents as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
Why Bahrain's torture prince can still visit Britain despite calls for his arrest

Mar 14, 2019 05:59

The regime in London, despite its pretensions to democracy and human rights, continues to support the state terrorism of the repressive Aal-e Khalifa regime against the people of Bahrain.
Bahrain jails dissident for insulting Sudan’s Bashir

Mar 14, 2019 03:09

Bahrain on Wednesday sentenced a liberal opposition figure to six months in jail for tweeting criticism of Sudan's president, who has been facing protests against his rule, rights groups said.
‘Bahrain, please don’t follow me!’ Refugee soccer player granted Australian citizenship

Mar 13, 2019 04:30

A refugee soccer player who fled Bahrain and was held in a Thai prison for months during a tense extradition stand-off between Australia and the Persian Gulf state was granted Australian citizenship on Tuesday.
Manama using anti-terror laws to silence speech freedom, dissidents: Rights group

Mar 03, 2019 01:19

An independent human rights group says Bahraini officials are exploiting anti-terror laws to suffocate freedom of speech and silence voices critical of the ruling Ale Khalifah regime as Manama presses ahead with its crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in the kingdom.
Bahrain’s main opposition group blasts Manama over Diraz sit-in verdicts

Feb 28, 2019 08:10

Bahrain's main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has censured the recent jail terms handed down to scores of people over taking part in a sit-in in 2017.
Bahrain: Regime's court upholds jail term against female activist

Feb 28, 2019 02:46

A Bahraini court has upheld a one-year jail sentence against a female anti-regime activist and confirmed revocation of her citizenship.