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Amnesty warns of looming human rights catastrophe in Bahrain
Feb 15, 2017 04:04Amnesty International has warned that Bahrain is on the verge of a human rights catastrophe amid a pattern of increased violence against demonstrators, executions, and detentions.
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Turkey, Bahrain agree on cooperation in arms industry
Feb 13, 2017 08:42Turkey and Bahrain have reached an agreement on bilateral cooperation in arms industry in Manama, the first destination in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s tour of Persian Gulf states.
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Bahraini police use tear gas to break up multiple protests
Feb 13, 2017 02:43Police forces in Bahrain have used tear gas and pellet guns to disperse dozens of anti-regime protesters across the Persian Gulf country, inflicting injuries to several.
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Bahrain: Regime court sentences 21 citizens to up to 15 yrs behind bars
Feb 12, 2017 09:55A Bahraini court has handed down prison sentences between three and 15 years to 21 citizens for allegedly carrying explosives and arms.
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Bahrainis hold demos to honor slain activists, political dissidents
Feb 12, 2017 03:52Hundreds of people have staged separate demonstrations across Bahrain to honor slain political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners, and denounce the ruling Ale Khalifah regime’s repressive measures.
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Bahrain's regime arrested 1,300 activists in 2016: Rights group
Feb 10, 2017 05:46A Bahraini rights group says the regime in Manama detained 1,300 anti-regime protesters and activists in 2016, as people in the kingdom prepare to mark the anniversary of their uprising against the ruling Ale Khalifah family.
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Bahrainis protest murdering of 3 activists trying to flee kingdom
Feb 10, 2017 02:24People have staged demonstrations across Bahrain to express their strong condemnation over the assassination of three pro-democracy activists as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime’s crackdown on dissidents and human rights campaigners continues unabated in the kingdom.
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Bahraini court dismisses appeal against dissolution of opposition party
Feb 06, 2017 14:29A Bahraini court has turned down an appeal by the country’s main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, against its dissolution as the ruling Al Khalifah regime presses ahead with its clampdown on pro-democracy campaigners in the kingdom.
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Bahrain gives 15-year jail terms to three activists
Feb 05, 2017 03:29A Bahraini court has handed down 15-year prison sentences to three citizens each over an alleged attack on a police headquarters during an anti-regime protest rally in 2013.
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Bahrain protests escalate ahead of uprising anniversary
Feb 02, 2017 10:27Bahraini protesters have taken to the streets again to condemn violent regime crackdown on political dissent ahead of the sixth anniversary of the country's popular revolution.