ArchivesTag : demonstration
Murder suspects’ relatives protest
The streets surrounding the Justice and Islamic Affairs Ministry, in the Diplomatic Area, were barricaded by riot police yesterday as relatives and supporters of the murder suspects protested for four hours against their detention.
Police also blocked the entrance to the courts amid tight security and demanded identification from everyone entering the complex.
Relatives, who were allowed [...]
Thousands Protest After Top Shia Cleric Accused Of Inciting Hatred
Manama, Bahrain (AHN) – Months of sectarian violence in Bahrain came to an end Thursday with top Shia scholars calling on their supporters to maintain peace and refrain from participating in illegal gatherings.
The past month has witnessed violent illegal gatherings in several parts of the country regarding sectarianism. But the fuel to the fire was [...]
Riots reinforce Bahrain rulers’ fears
By Bill Law in Manama, Sunday Telegraph
Last Updated: 12:11am BST 22/07/2007
The acrid smell of tear gas hung in the air as a group of young men drifted across a street where piles of garbage and tyres were burning.
Not far ahead stood a line of riot police. An officer wearing a balaclava gestured at the youths [...]
Protesters stage sit-in
HUNDREDS of protesters called for authorities to lift a ban against media coverage of the Salah Al Bandar case, at a gathering held at the square near the Ras Al Ruman Grand Mosque yesterday, reports REBECCA TORR. For an hour and a half the group held placards and chanted for authorities to open investigations into [...]
Full Story300 protesters in Bahrain demand investigation into alleged conspiracy to rig elections
About 300 people demonstrated in this capital city on Friday, demanding that an investigation be launched into allegations of a conspiracy to rig the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Deputy Parliament Speaker Abdul Hadi Marhoon said he participated in the peaceful rally that lasted about an hour “in defense of rights enshrined by the Bahraini constitution.” He also [...]
Report Cites Bid by Sunnis in Bahrain to Rig Elections
Shiites in Bahrain demonstrated Friday against what they said was a government effort to grant citizenship to Sunnis from other Arab countries.
Just months before Bahrain is to hold parliamentary and municipal elections, a former government adviser has set off a political firestorm with a report describing what he says is a vast conspiracy to rig [...]
Bahrain king ratifies controversial protests law
King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa ratified a controversial law on public assembly that restricts the right to meet and lays down prison terms for unauthorised protests, the official news agency BNA said.
The new law was adopted on July 11 by parliament and confirmed by the government before going to the king for ratification.
It provides for [...]
His Majesty ratifies protests law
His Majesty King Hamad yesterday ratified a law relating to public meetings, rallies and gatherings.
It stipulates that anyone planning such activities must inform the head of public security three days in advance.
The new law was adopted on July 11 by parliament and confirmed by the Cabinet before going to the King for ratification.
It provides for [...]
Letter to His Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on the Amendments to Law 18 (1973) on Public Gatherings
June 8, 2006
His Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Office of His Majesty the King
Rifa’a Palace
Kingdom of Bahrain
Your Highness:
We are writing to express concern regarding the draft law governing public meetings and demonstrations, known as Amendments to Law 18/1973. It is our understanding that the Majlis al-Nawwab and the Legislative Committee [...]
King Should Reject Law on Public Gatherings
The Bahraini government’s draft legislation on public meetings and demonstrations undermines the right of peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter urging Bahrain’s king not sign the bill into law.
The draft law will be the first significant human rights-related legislation to come before Bahrain’s king, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for [...]
Hospitals and malls out of bounds for Bahrain rallyists
Bahrain’s lower house has approved a new law that bans rallies near airports, hospitals and shopping malls, but allows them on the main avenues and near diplomatic missions.
Rallies are also banned in locations deemed security-sensitive by the Interior Minister, the Council of Representatives agreed on Tuesday afternoon following a heated debate over the merits of [...]
Zero tolerance stand towards Bahrain rioters finds support
The Al Mithaq Society yesterday welcomed the Bahraini Interior Minister’s pledge for “zero tolerance and life prison terms for assailants found guilty of attacking policemen”.
“What is happening now is not mere demonstrations but arson attacks and attempts to commit murder and they should be treated as such,” Al Mithaq chairman Ahmad Juma told Gulf News.
“We [...]
Police car set ablaze
Two policemen were injured after masked thugs attacked a police patrol vehicle last night at Abu Saebaa’ village. An Interior Ministry statement said the attackers threw a Molotov cocktail at the passing vehicle around 10.30pm and fled the scene.
Abdulla Ahmed Trada and Doray Thabt were rushed to the BDF Hospital with burns to hands and [...]
Rallying call for a US withdrawal
A rally calling for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and in support of the “resistance” groups in Iraq will be staged in Muharraq today.
Hundreds of men and women are expected to gather at the demonstration, which is also being held in support of the newly elected Palestinian Hamas government, organisers said.
They will not, [...]
Labour Reform
Labour issues were back in the headlines in Manama last week as Asian construction workers went on strike at a prominent construction firm, complaining of poor living conditions and inadequate safety standards at work.
This was but the latest in a series of disputes that have focused attention on the pay and treatment of migrant [...]
