Information Database – Bahrain Freedom Movement

LEGISLATIVE DECREE No. 10 OF 2001

– 30/11/2000

LEGISLATIVE DECREE No. 10 OF 2001 WITH RESPECT TO GENERAL AMNESTY FOR CRIMES AFFECTING NATIONAL SECURITY.

The Human Rights Situation in Bahrain

– 31/08/1999

By: Mansoor Al-Jamri September 1999 Introduction: Bahrain is an archipelago of 36 islands roughly located in the middle-south of the Gulf, 22 km off the East Coast of Saudi Arabia and slightly further from the western coast of Qatar. A causeway (opened in 1986) links Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. Bahrain is the smallest amongst its neighbours with a total area of 695 sq. km (about 270 sq. miles) versus 674 sq. km in 1976. The slight increment in size is due to land reclamation.

State and Civil Society in Bahrain

– 06/12/1998

Mansoor Al-Jamri MESA’98, Middle East Studies Association 32nd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL., USA 6 December 1998

THE CRISIS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN BAHRAIN:

– 28/10/1998

THE RULE OF LAW UNDER THREAT. A Report on the Practice and Procedure of the State Security Court in Bahrain

Al-Khalifas dominate judiciary

– 08/10/1998

The arbitrary sentencing has been extensively used as a means of punishing Bahrainis seeking political reforms. The way the ruling family staffed their courts confirms that the judiciary is nothing more than a repressive tool.

Contentious politics in Bahrain

– 31/07/1998

The fourth Nordic conference on Middle Eastern Studies: The Middle East in globalizing world Oslo, 13-16 August 1998

Dec 97: Bahrain Uprisin: 3 Years Old

– 30/11/1997

When Bahrain’s security forces decided to attack the residential areas on 5 December 1994 in a “show of force”, they never anticipated the resilience and strength of resistance of the Bahraini people.

– 30/11/1997

Martyrs of the Uprising 1. Hanni Abbas Khamis, 24, Sanabis, 17 December 94, shot dead 2. Hani Ahmad Al-Wasti, 22, Jedhafs, 17 December 94, shot dead

Prospects of a Moderate Islamist Discourse

– 22/11/1997

The Case of Bahrain By: Mansoor Al-Jamri MESA’97, Middle East Studies Association 31st Annual Meeting, San Francisco (CA), USA

London-based newsletter “Middle East Mirror”, issue dated 14 October 1997

– 14/10/1997

Title: Bahraini dissidents say they want reforms, not the Al Khalifas’ head [In interviews with al-Mushahid Assiyasi, leaders of Bahrain’s Shiite lslamist opposition deny being Iran ‘s stooges and join representatives of the nationalist opposition in dissociating themselves from violence]

Another Historic Resolution passed on Bahrain

– 18/09/1997

on 18 September 1997 by the: European Parliament Urgency Resolution Under Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure (Ref: SEAN\RC-97\B4-077.97\en)

– 21/08/1997

The Al-Khalifa government today (21 August 1997) received a condemnation from the UN Human Rights Sub-Commission meeting in Geneva between 4-29 August.

Witch-hunt by a UN official

– 17/06/1997

A dangerous precedent took place at the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) office in Manama.

The House of Commons, United Kingdom

– 03/06/1997

George Galloway MP Bahrain Adjournment Debate, 3 June 1997 Madam Speaker, May I begin by warmly congratulating the Minister of State upon his appointment . He will know that I predicted High office for him when I served under his as a humble foot-soldier on an obscure Bill in the Committee room corridor some years ago.

A new study about Bahraini women by Prof. May Seikaly

– 30/11/1996

Bahraini women’s influence has accelerated through activism A new book entitled “Organizing Women”, ISBN 1 85973 915 6, dedicated one chapter for studying political activism of Bahraini women.

– 30/11/1996

Routine Abuse, Routine Denial Civil Rights and the Political Crisis in Bahrain (See Below for Some Chapters of the Report)

Statements, Questions & Answers, relating to BFM policies

– 31/05/1996

Policy Statement Bahrain Freedom Movement Bahrain Freedom Movement (BFM) is concerned with promoting representative political participation and respect of human rights in Bahrain.

Speak Together of Freedom

– 29/02/1996

The Present Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain By Robert Wilkinson March 1996 The Parliamentary Human Rights Group

Speak Together of Freedom

– 29/02/1996

The Present Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain By Robert Wilkinson March 1996 The Parliamentary Human Rights Group

Petitions calling for democracy in Bahrain

– 30/11/1995

These are some of the historic petitions submitted to the Amir of Bahrain calling on him to restore the rule of constitutional law and to reinstate the elected parliament that was dissolved in 1975 after nearly two years of existence.