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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 [...]
Full StoryZero 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 [...]
Full StoryPolice 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 [...]
Full StoryRallying 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 [...]
Full StoryLabour 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 [...]
Full StoryPlea to visit demo eight in prison
A human rights organisation is seeking permission to visit eight Bahrainis charged with unlicensed gathering and damaging public property, in connection with alleged acts of arson and sabotage in the Al Daih and Bani Jamra areas. The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) wants to talk to the eight men and inspect the conditions they are [...]
Full StoryBahraini youths jailed for riots
Seven Bahraini youths were each jailed for a year yesterday for illegal assembly and rioting. They were sentenced at the Lower Criminal Court, as family members and supporters demonstrated outside. The seven were convicted in connection with violent clashes with police in Daih and Jidhafs. All were present in court to hear the ruling, along [...]
Full StoryRipples from Iraq disturb Bahrain
Just minutes after the call went out over Internet chat rooms and mobile phone text messages late Sunday, a group of young men trickled onto a main street in the village of Sitra, about 20 minutes southeast of this city, the Bahraini capital. The young men, locals say, blocked traffic, set fire to tires laid [...]
Full StoryAirport demo eight jail term halved
One Bahraini was cleared and eight others had their sentences halved yesterday after earlier being jailed for two years for clashing with police at Bahrain International Airport. Sentences of eight men were slashed to one year by the High Criminal Appeal Court, which acquitted 31-year-old Yasser Khalifa because there was no proof he was involved. [...]
Full StorySupport fading for boycott of Danish goods
Shoppers in Bahrain are gradually starting to buy Danish and Norwegian products again, as support fades for a boycott spurred by the publication of insulting cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Muslims around the world were outraged in February by the publication of the cartoons, first in a Danish newspaper then in Norway. At one point [...]
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