News – Bahrain Freedom Movement

Bahrain: Where is Ali Abdulemam?

– 18/03/2012

As I daily check my facebook messages and notifications, I also check Ali Abdelemam’s profile. Everyday I wonder if there are any posts from him. Everyday I check his wall to see his family’s posts, and photos hoping that I could at least know something about him. I ask my friends and colleagues in Bahrain about Ali, and no one knows anything about him. I wonder where is Ali now. Ali, a father of three, disappeared and left us wondering about his destiny. Why did Ali disappear?
F1 unmoved by Bahrain GP threats

– 18/03/2012

Last year’s race was called off over security fears as the country was riven by anti-government demonstrations and violence. Rallies and violence between civilian protesters and government security forces continue.

Bahrain opposition marks raid anniversary

– The Associated Press – 18/03/2012

Sunday, March 18, 2012 | 3:34 a.m. Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Bahrain on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of the military raid on the capital’s Pearl Square, the epicenter of last year’s Shiite uprising in the Gulf kingdom.
Bahrain Activists: Manama Ignoring Human Rights Reform

– 18/03/2012

More than eight months since the Bahraini Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) was established, the government has failed to implement most of the recommendations, activists say. Following mass pro-democracy protests between February and March 2011, the Bahraini government was accused of leading a severe crackdown on peaceful demonstrators.
Bahrain to retry 20 medics in uprising case

– 16/03/2012

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Twenty Bahraini medical professionals convicted on uprising-linked charges and sentenced to prison terms face retrial in civilian courts, a lawyer said Thursday. Lawyer Jalila al-Sayed said a judge revoked last week’s decision to proceed with only five cases and refer the other 15 doctors and nurses to a medical disciplinary board. All were convicted of anti-state crimes during last year’s unrest.

Clashes flare in Bahrain on Arab Spring anniversary

– 16/03/2012

Witnesses say protesters clashed with riot police in Bahraini Shiite districts outside the capital Manama on the anniversary of the government crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising Shi’ite Muslims clashed with riot police in villages across Bahrain on Thursday, the anniversary of a government crackdown last year on a pro-democracy uprising in the Gulf Arab state.
Human rights: Bahrain, Sinai and Israeli raids on Palestinian TV stations

– 15/03/2012

Parliament urges the Egyptian authorities to investigate and put an end to human smuggling and trafficking in Sinai, in a resolution adopted on Thursday. In two further resolutions, MEPs express their deep concern over the raids by Israeli forces on Palestinian TV stations and condemn human rights violations in Bahrain.

Condition of Bahrain hunger striker seen worsening

– 15/03/2012

DUBAI: The condition of a jailed Bahraini activist who has been on hunger strike for over a month is deteriorating and prison authorities may force-feed him, a lawyer who visited him this week said on Wednesday.
Bahrain, Belarus added to Internet ‘enemies’ list

– 15/03/2012

Bahrain and Belarus have joined the rogues gallery of a dozen nations considered “enemies of the Internet” that restrict access, filter content and jail bloggers, Reporters Without Borders has announced.
Bahrain opposition may be losing touch with the youth

– 15/03/2012

MANAMA: Bahrain’s main opposition movement Wefaq is making overtures to the monarchy on how to pursue democratic reforms but its efforts may be undermined by waning support from youth who seek more revolutionary change.

Bahrain hunger striker weak after 36 days

– 15/03/2012

Five weeks into his hunger strike, family members say Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, one of the best-known human rights activists in Bahrain, is now so weak that he can barely stand. He started the hunger strike on February 8 to protest his own detention and that of several other activists arrested last April. Al-Khawaja and six others were given life sentences by a military court in what Bahraini and international human rights groups have called an unfair trial.
Bahrain earmarks US$26.5m for Arab Spring victims

– By Daniel Shane Thursday, 15 March 2012 12:38 PM – 15/03/2012

The government of Bahrain has allocated a pot of BHD10m (US$26.5m) to compensate the families of those killed and those injured as a result of security forces’ actions during Arab Spring protests.
Bahrain protesters demand reforms in huge opposition rally

– USA Today – 14/03/2012

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) – Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters flooded a major highway in Bahrain on Friday in one of the largest opposition rallies in months against the Gulf nation’s rulers. Security forces fired tear gas at smaller groups attempting to reach a heavily guarded square that was once the hub of the uprising.
Saudi Arabian forces prepare to enter Bahrain after day of clashes

– 14/03/2012

Crown Prince of Bahrain expected to invite Saudi support following anti-government demonstrations in capital Saudi forces are preparing to intervene in neighbouring Bahrain, after a day of clashes between police and protesters who mounted the most serious challenge to the island’s royal family since demonstrations began a month ago.
Bahrain rejects claim it is an ‘enemy of the Internet’

– 14/03/2012

DUBAI, March 14 (Reuters) – Bahrain rejected on Wednesday a new report by an international media watchdog describing the Gulf Arab state as an “enemy of the Internet” after it crushed a pro-democracy uprising last year.

– 13/03/2012

On the occasion of the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Bahrain continues its violations and repressive measures against netizens and internet freedom, with the help of western technologies. Amid last year’s events, many websites were reported blocked due to their reporting on casualties among protestors and uploading photos and videos of peaceful protests being brutally attacked by security forces. Website administrators were arrested and tortured.

Bahrain: time for reforms

– 13/03/2012

Interview with Dr. Christian Koch – Director of the Gulf Research Center Foundation. Well, the protests in Bahrain have quite a long history and they go back even to the 1970es when there was a debate in the country about the setting up of the parliamentary functions and how to really divide governance and rule in the country. We’ve seen spiraling protests in the early 1990es when the Government was suspended and this continues to the modern days.
‘Enemies of the internet’ in Reporters Without Borders study

– 13/03/2012

Bahrain and Belarus have been added to Reporters Without Borders’ annual list of “enemies of the internet”. They join 10 other nations on the campaign group’s register of states that restrict net access, filter content and imprison bloggers. India and Kazakhstan have also joined RWB’s list of “countries under surveillance” because of concerns that they are becoming more repressive.
Bahrain Continues Suppression of Peaceful Protests

– 13/03/2012

TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahraini security forces violently broke-up protests outside the Persian Gulf kingdom’s capital city of Manama, using tear gas to disperse the marchers.
Day of Rage in Bahrain As Thousands Take to the Streets in Nanama

– 13/03/2012

Protesting against the killing of Bahrainis by the Saudi occupiers and their partners in crime — Britain and the United States — 100,000 or more Bahrainis took to the streets and gathered at Manama’s Pearl Square, demanding that the Saudi-protected al-Khalifa monarchy discuss reforms now.