Bahrain

  • Bahrain jails five for attacking police

    Bahrain jails five for attacking police

    Feb 29, 2016 16:11

    A court in Bahrain has sentenced five people to up to 15 years in jail over their alleged role in an attack on police forces in the Persian Gulf Arab kingdom.

  • Bahrain sentences opposition leader to jail

    Bahrain sentences opposition leader to jail

    Feb 24, 2016 07:52

    A court in Bahrain has given the leader of the country’s largest leftist political party a one-year prison sentence for “inciting hatred against the political regime.”

  • ‘UK, Saudi lobbied UN on Bahrain abuses’

    ‘UK, Saudi lobbied UN on Bahrain abuses’

    Feb 21, 2016 06:36

    A recent report reveals that Britain and Saudi Arabia have worked hand in gloves to water down the United Nations’ criticism of the Bahraini regime for its poor human rights record.

  • Bahrain prisoners complain about torture, mistreatment

    Bahrain prisoners complain about torture, mistreatment

    Feb 20, 2016 17:08

    Bahraini prisoners held at the notorious Dry Dock pre-trial detention center have complained about being tortured and forced to imitate animal sounds.

  • Bahrainis hold fresh mass rallies

    Bahrainis hold fresh mass rallies

    Feb 20, 2016 05:46

    Bahrainis have staged fresh protests across the tiny Persian Gulf island amid a wave of rallies held to mark the anniversary of the 2011 popular revolution.

  • Bahraini inmates go on hunger strike

    Bahraini inmates go on hunger strike

    Feb 19, 2016 03:18

    Dozens of Bahrainis, imprisoned for participating in anti-regime protests, have gone on hunger strike in a show of protest against the presence of a glass screen during reunions with their families.

  • Bahraini forces arrest 59 protesters on 2011 uprising anniversary

    Bahraini forces arrest 59 protesters on 2011 uprising anniversary

    Feb 15, 2016 11:22

    Bahraini regime forces have arrested dozens of pro-democracy protesters as they participated in protest rallies across the Persian Gulf Island State to mark the fifth anniversary of a popular uprising against the Aal-e Khalifah rule.

  • Bahraini forces attack protesters

    Bahraini forces attack protesters

    Feb 14, 2016 04:21

    Bahraini forces have fired birdshots and tear gas canisters to suppress anti-regime protests across the Persian Gulf kingdom as the nation prepares to mark of the fifth anniversary of a popular uprising against the Al Khalifah rule.

  • UK-funded Bahraini watchdog's failure

    UK-funded Bahraini watchdog's failure

    Feb 13, 2016 05:24

    Britons are spending millions of pounds for a Bahrain police watchdog that has failed to investigate torture allegations regarding a young political activist on death row in the Persian Gulf state.

  • Bahraini court gives jail terms to four protesters

    Bahraini court gives jail terms to four protesters

    Feb 10, 2016 05:18

    A court in Bahrain has sentenced four anti-regime protesters to 10 years in prison each over their alleged role in an attack on police forces in the Persian Gulf Arab kingdom.