Bahrain

  • Bahrain hunger strikers’ health declines

    Bahrain hunger strikers’ health declines

    Mar 02, 2016 17:49

    Bahraini activists say the health condition of most of hunger striking prisoners in the Persian Gulf kingdom's al-Hawd al-Jaf prison has deteriorated.

  • Bahraini people stage fresh anti-regime protests

    Bahraini people stage fresh anti-regime protests

    Mar 02, 2016 12:05

    Demonstrators have once again taken to the streets in Bahrain to express their solidarity with detained political activists and call for the downfall of ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime.

  • 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.