Latest in Tag: bahrain Highlight
Latest in Tag: bahrain
HRW: Bahrain court verdicts ‘mind-boggling’
Bahrain’s Court of Cassation on Monday upheld jail terms served by a lower court on the 13 activists for allegedly plotting to overthrow the monarchy
Bahrain appeals court upholds jail for 13 opposition leaders
The 13 activists took part in 2011 anti-government protests and were convicted by a military tribunal on charges that included “setting up terror groups to topple the regime”
Bahrain revokes citizenships of 31 Shi’a activists
The Gulf state has experienced unrest since March last year when the authorities crushed protests led by the Shi’a Muslim majority
Human rights corner: Let’s not forget activists in Bahrain
Bahrain highlights the use of double standards when defending human rights.
From the Other Side
Bahrain’s Revolution and President Morsy
Jailed Bahrain medics go on hunger strike
The jailed Shiite medics called their action “The Lost Justice,” and have stopped taking food and medicine.
Bahrain human rights defender on hunger strike
Rajab starts a hunger strike from behind bars for being refused the right to attend his mother’s funeral
Bahrain imprisons activist for defacing poster of king
Prominent activist has eight charges pending and three more trials in progress
Iranian President dismisses Israeli threat after meeting with Ban Ki-Moon
Iranian leaders speak out on war with Israel ahead of UN General Assembly meeting
Strike on Iran would trigger ‘World War III’: Guards
Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it
Bahraini policemen to be tried for torture
Interior ministry recruits 500 new police officers
Bahrain government takes legal action against prominent party
Bahraini MOI accuses Al-Wefaq of violating law
Bahrain continues crackdown on street protests
Bahraini uprising continues, as the tear gas covers Manama
Bahrain court upholds sentences for 20 opposition figures
Bahrain activists found guilty of “conspiring to overthrow the government, having contact with foreign entities, and violating provisions of the constitution”
First authorised protest in Bahrain gathers thousands
A mass rally in Bahrain for liberty and democracy
Morsy’s words changed in Farsi translation
Morsy speech at NAM mistranslated to avoid reference to Syria fighting
Bahraini activist denied access to Egypt
Maryam Al-Khawaja denied entrance to Egypt for “Top secret”
Unrest raging on in Bahrain
Security forces arrest more men, as human rights organisations’ criticism continue
Bahraini teenager killed during clashes with riot police
Eye witnesses told BCHR, Hussam was shot with shotgun pellets which made him fall to the ground. Then, one of his family members witnessed him getting kicked repeatedly by a man in civilian clothing while security forces stood idly watching
Crackdown on rights activists in Bahrain
“The continual arrests of activists and refusal to release them shows that the regime will continue its policy of targeting activists.”
Trials of Bahraini protesters
The verdict of the thirteen men and an additional seven being tried in absentia will be read on 4 September
Bahrain police disperse Shiite protests
Several protesters were wounded as police dispersed demonstrations overnight
Bahrain reinstates ambassador to Iran
Dubai (AFP) – Bahrain said Sunday it has reinstated its ambassador in Iran, more than a year after recalling the envoy over Tehran’s strong condemnation of Manama’s brutal crackdown on Shiite-led protests. “The ambassador of the kingdom to the Islamic Republic of Iran has returned to his work in Tehran,” announced Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled …
Bahraini policemen charged with hospital violence
Authorities make some concessions to rights groups but crackdown against opposition continues
US praises Bahrain for report, as clampdowns continue
Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report: the country is more stable, despite ‘nightly’ confrontations with police
Bahrain violations being reviewed by US Congress committee
Amid US Congress hearings on Bahrain, protesters face more violence despite an order from the Bahrain crown prince to security forces to use restraint
Bahraini Crown Prince orders police to use restraint with protesters
The move came after Bahraini authorities banned public demonstrations by Bahraini political association
Bahrain interior minister orders investigation into violations
Sheikh Rashed Ibn Abdullah Al-Khalifa has ordered an investigation into violations of personal rights committed during crack-downs on protesters
Imprisoned for a tweet
Bahraini human rights activist, Nabil Rajab was arrested again, this time for a tweet
Prominent Bahraini activist and human rights observer injured in protests
Well-known pro-democracy activist, Zainab Al Khawaja, was injured in the thigh after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by police.