Bahrain

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.
Bahrainis support senior Shia cleric Sheikh Qassim

Nov 12, 2016 02:47

Bahrainis have taken to the streets in several villages and towns in support of senior Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.
British royals’ visit may ‘whitewash’ Manama crimes: Opposition member

Nov 11, 2016 12:33

A Bahraini opposition leader has warned that a recent visit by a British royal couple to Bahrain could serve to “whitewash” an ongoing brutal crackdown by the Manama regime on political dissent.
UK inaugurates massive military base in Bahrain

Nov 10, 2016 17:09

The UK has officially opened a massive naval base in Bahrain, the first time in four decades that London is opening such a facility in the Persian Gulf region.
Officials bar rights activist from leaving Bahrain

Nov 10, 2016 10:55

Bahraini authorities have prevented a human rights activist from traveling abroad in the latest restrictions imposed by the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime on the movement of political dissidents.
Bahrain postpones Sheikh Salman retrial

Nov 06, 2016 10:43

Distinguished opposition cleric Sheikh Ali Salman, who has been sentenced to nine years in jail for alleged subversion, has attended the first hearing in his retrial.
Bahrainis once again express solidarity with Sheikh Qassim

Nov 04, 2016 18:02

Bahraini demonstrators have once again expressed solidarity with prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of his citizenship by the Manama's regime.
HRW blasts PGCC states for suppressing dissent, free speech

Nov 02, 2016 04:00

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has censured member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council for their crackdown on rights advocates and freedom of expression, calling for reforms long sought by the campaigners in the six Arab states.
US Congress asked to address human rights condition in Bahrain

Oct 30, 2016 02:14

Prominent Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab has called upon US statesmen to address the dire situation of human rights in the kingdom as the ruling Al Khalifah regime continues with its crackdown against opposition figures and pro-democracy activists.