|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
News Bahrain
|
BAHRAIN: Activist describes electroshock, torture by government forces
After reports this week of security forces in Bahrain torturing detainees, particularly medical personnel, Babylon & Beyond spoke with Mohammed Maskati, president of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights who has been working to document human rights abuses in...
Los Angeles Times May 14 01:08pm
BAHRAIN: Report alleges torture, calls for Obama, U.S. leaders to help
More than 800 people have been arrested in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain since mid-February. Most of the detainees have been Shiite Muslims who protested against the Sunni monarchy of King Hamed ibn Isa Khalifa. According to a report...
Los Angeles Times May 17 03:23pm
BAHRAIN: Activists tortured before trial, rights group alleges
A pro-democracy activist in Bahrain appeared to have been beaten and possibly tortured before he appeared in court this week, according to the New York-based nonprofit Human Rights Watch. Abdulhadi Khawaja was one of 14 defendants, mostly opposition leaders in...
Los Angeles Times May 11 06:53am
BAHRAIN: Human rights official details abuses, fear and anger
Reports of human rights abuses following antigovernment protests in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain have increased in recent days, as 21 opposition leaders stand trial in a military court accused of, among other things, attempting to overthrown the monarchy....
Los Angeles Times May 12 10:23pm
Bahrain sukuk yield at 3-month low as risk ebbs
Bloomberg/Dubai A rally in Bahrain’s Islamic bonds brought yields to the lowest level in three months after the government used martial law and force to end a popular uprising.
Gulf Times May 17 02:33pm
BAHRAIN: King announces early end to emergency rule as opposition stands trial
Bahrain"s king announced plans Sunday to lift the Persian Gulf state"s emergency rule on June 1, two weeks earlier than the official end of the three-month rule, imposed March 15 in an attempt to halt anti-government unrest. The announcement by...
Los Angeles Times May 09 06:23am
Construction of Al Baraka Banking Group Headquarter in the Bahrain Bay Goes According to Plan
MANAMA, May 23, 2011: The Chief Executive of Al Baraka Banking Group Al Baraka Banking Group Mr. Adnan Ahmed Yousif accompanied by members of the executive management of the Group visited yesterday the site of the Group Headquarter in Bahrain Bay, where He inspected the construction of the building, which being carried out in accordance with the timetable agreed upon with the main contractor for ...
Zawya May 24 03:18am
IRAN: Tensions increase as second Iranian flotilla to Bahrain is blocked
Iranian supporters of Shiite dissidents in Bahrain saw their second flotilla in less than a month turned back from the Persian Gulf kingdom Monday. The 120 people aboard the two-ship "flotilla of solidarity" included a mix of workers, athletes, lawmakers,...
Los Angeles Times May 17 10:53am
BAHRAIN: U.S. diplomats call for dialogue as authorities allege protester mowed down policemen
A protester drove his car into a group of policemen during demonstrations Tuesday, injuring nine, four seriously, according to Bahrain News Agency and state television reports. "Nine police officers were run over in a heinous act carried out by criminal...
Los Angeles Times May 17 04:53pm
BAHRAIN: Military court postpones trial of opposition leaders
Bahrain"s special security court has postponed the trial of 21 opposition leaders set to start Monday until next Sunday, according to the state-run Bahrain News Agency. The news agency also reported Monday that the military court had agreed to remove...
Los Angeles Times May 16 07:53am
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
