Bahrain

Bahrainis protest against May’s visit amid Ale Khalifah crackdown

Dec 08, 2016 03:43

Bahrainis have rallied to voice their anger at a visit by British Prime Minister Theresa May to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom which has been cracking down on pro-democracy protests for years.
May urged to pressure Bahrain regime on human rights

Dec 05, 2016 03:27

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to pressure the ruling regime in Bahrain over resorting to crackdown to silence the voice of dissent in the Persian Gulf tiny nation, when she visits leaders of the country along with other regional Arab states.
Bahrain court issues flurry of convictions amid crackdown on dissent

Dec 04, 2016 11:34

As Manama continues to muffle calls for change, a court in Bahrain has convicted dozens of the country’s citizens to death, life in prison, and denationalization over allegations of murder and terrorism.
Court sentences Bahraini journalist to three months in jail

Nov 30, 2016 13:06

A criminal court in Bahrain has sentenced a journalist to three months in prison for a message posted on Twitter deemed insulting to Wahhabi extremism, a dominant faith in Saudi Arabia.
Bahrain’s Rajab hospitalized due to heart condition

Nov 24, 2016 02:55

Prominent Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab has been taken to hospital from prison due to heart problems after being held in solitary confinement for three months.
Bahrainis stage demonstrations ahead of top cleric’s trial

Nov 23, 2016 05:58

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets across Bahrain to express solidarity with prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim who is to return to the dock on Wednesday for trial.
UK ‘disingenuous' about human rights abuses in Bahrain: Amnesty

Nov 21, 2016 14:08

Amnesty International has denounced the British government for being insincere and dishonest about human rights violations in Bahrain, where a Saudi-backed regime has been clamping down on dissent since 2011.
Bahrainis continue supporting Sheikh Isa Qassim

Nov 20, 2016 04:04

Bahraini demonstrators have gathered in front of the residence of senior Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim in the village of Diraz for the 150th day despite severe security measures.
HRW raps UK for inaction after Bahraini charged over censuring royal’s visit

Nov 19, 2016 03:24

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the United Kingdom for not calling on the Bahraini regime to drop charges against a senior opposition figure who had labeled a recent visit by a British royal couple to the tiny Arab kingdom as a means to "whitewash" Bahrain’s grim human rights situation.
Bahrain charges opposition figure with ‘inciting hatred’

Nov 14, 2016 03:38

Bahrain has charged a prominent opposition leader with “inciting hatred" against the Manama regime after his interview with The Associated Press during a visit by Britain's Prince Charles to the Persian Gulf country.