Article – Bahrain Freedom Movement

“Like Belfast at its Worst in the 1970s” Pogroms and Purges in Bahrain

– By PATRICK COCKBURN – 04/08/2011

August 3, 2011 Bahrain A young man, his face masked by a red cloth so that only his eyes are visible, strides defiantly at the head of a crowd of protesters down the street in the Shia village of Nuwaidrat in Bahrain. The people behind him look edgy, as if they expect an immediate confrontation with the police.
Bahrain sees new clashes as martial law lifted

– 01/06/2011

Demonstrations were quickly scattered by security forces Clashes between demonstrators and security forces have again broken out in Bahrain on the day martial law was lifted by a ruling monarchy battling to restore its image.
UK bankers take Bahrain to court over human rights ‘violation’

– 17/04/2011

Three British bankers detained in Bahrain for more than a year are taking the Gulf kingdom to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over what they describe as “serious and systemic violations” of their rights.
Bahrain opposition cries foul over poll

– 18/09/2010

James Calderwood, Foreign Correspondent
Protest Against Bahrain Terror Arrests

– 13/09/2010

James Calderwood, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: September 13. 2010 10:26PM UAE

– 10/09/2010

Posted By Steven Sotloff Friday, September 10, 2010 –
In Bahrain, a Vital Moment for Liberal Arab Grassroots

– 09/09/2010

Sep 9 2010, Human rights groups across the Arab world are rallying to the defense of Ali Abdulemam, an influential online journalist who has been imprisoned by the government of his native Bahrain, a tiny oil-rich nation on the Arabian peninsula.
Political Crisis in the Persian Gulf: Monarchy vs. Democracy in Bahrain

– 03/09/2010

The Ills of Sectarian Gerrymandering By Rannie Amiri Global Research, September 3, 2010 “The way the ongoing security campaign has been handled and the rights violations that accompanied it have in one week destroyed 10 years of progress in this country.”
Bahrain’s democratic challenge

– 02/09/2010

The country must address political instability fairly and decisively for assured economic growth
Bahrain’s political disquiet‏

– 31/08/2010

August 31, 2010 Bahrain is one of two countries in the Gulf region — Kuwait being the other — that can boast some of the trappings of a democracy, including a directly elected parliament, universal suffrage, and a constitutional monarchy. But recent developments raise concern that this could be short-lived.
Iran’s Shadow over Unrest in Bahrain

– 27/08/2010

PolicyWatch #1695 By Simon Henderson August 27, 2010 For nearly two weeks, the Persian Gulf island state of Bahrain has experienced near-daily disturbances following government arrests of opposition activists from the majority Shiite community.
Bahrain: Crackdown on Shi’a Political Opposition

– 20/08/2010

August 20th, 2010 by Jennifer Lawyer Mohammed al-Tajir reported earlier this week that Bahraini security forces had detained 6 more Shi’a opposition members, bringing the total number of human rights defenders, political activists, and clerics arrested to 10, in a crackdown on the majority Shi’a in the country in advance of upcoming October elections. Of those detained, 8 are prominent figures of the political opposition.
BAHRAIN : No to normalisation

– By Deena Jawhar, Manama – 09/11/2009

US pressure on allied Arab states to make “gestures” to Israel has produced something of a backlash in Bahrain and presented the government with an unexpected and unwelcome challenge to its authority and style of political management.
In a New Age, Bahrain Struggles to Honor the Dead While Serving the Living

– By MICHAEL SLACKMAN – 18/09/2009

September 18, 2009 MANAMA, Bahrain — There is a great clash of values taking place here, as it has throughout a region where fabulous oil wealth and the intoxicating influence of globalization have often overwhelmed heritage and tradition.

A pariah ruler whose crimes against humanity must be stopped

– 28/08/2009

Is torture an effective means of breaking the will of determined people who oppose tyranny and dictatorship? Most dictators would like to believe that harsh treatment of prisoners of conscience is the answer to their political crisis.

A kingdom that burns by night

– By Digby Lidstone – 10/04/2009

Published: April 9 2009 03:00 | Last updated: April 9 2009 03:00 By night in Bahrain’s poorer, largely Shia districts, young men are gathering again to chant slogans and burn tyres before battling with government security forces.
The Outcome of a Ten-Year Process of Political Reform in Bahrain

– Abdulhadi Khalaf – 08/01/2009

29 December 2008 It was ten years ago that Sheikh Hamad assumed the reigns of power in Bahrain, and announced his intention to usher in a new era of political reform to establish “a modern constitutional monarchy”. However, an examination of the reform process in Bahrain reveals that there is little cause for celebration. The political regime’s discourse and promises on reform have failed to translate into a clearly defined and effective strategy for reform, or substantial policies and improvements on the ground.

– By BEGENA P PRADEEP – 18/09/2008

One-man vigil A BAHRAINI worker who took on the might of Bapco in a lone fight against what he called victimisation, has been sacked. But swore to carry on his fight yesterday, as he spent his second night camping out on the grassy traffic island outside the main Awali Gate.
Bahrain and Al Khalifa have mutually-exclusive interests

Bahrain Freedom Movement – 27/05/2008

Bahrain and Al Khalifa are two distinctive entities, whose interests, are often mutually exclusive. What is good for Bahrain may not be good for the Al Khlaifa and the opposite is true. The courageous Bahraini opposition is clear about this distinction and have all along adopted a line of action that helps the people and targets the oppression and dictatorship of the ruling family.

Bahrain grapples with sectarian divide

– http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/04/24/10208133.html – 01/05/2008

http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/04/24/10208133.html Adel Marzooq was deeply anguished, but the veteran columnist felt he had to write the painful truth: Bahrain is no longer the postcard image that he had known since his birth.