Political activists have reacted with dismay to government plans to submit a second controversial law regulating public gatherings. MPs have debated a draft bill for several months through a joint committee set up between the foreign affairs, defence and national security and legal affairs committees. But the draft has been withdrawn and a fresh law [...]
Bahrain may get a London-style Speaker’s Corner, where groups can protest to their heart’s content. The aim is to stop rallies and demonstrations disrupting life in business and residential areas. It has been put to Shura Council chairman Dr Faisal Al Mousawi yesterday by five members and will now go to committees for discussion. Council [...]
Miscreants set fire to a building housing more than 30 Indian and Bangladeshi workers in the Bahraini capital Manama. A pickup truck parked in front of the building, which is located in a densely populated area, was targeted by arsonists who were believed to have used accelerants to spread the fire to the building. The [...]
The government will submit a new draft law on demonstrations and rallies to parliament tomorrow, MP Ahmed Behzad said yesterday, according to our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej. GDN :: 10 Mar ’06 MP Ahmed Behzad الØكومة تقرر سØب مشروع قانون التجمعات والمسيرات أكد رئيس لجنة الشئون الخارجية والدÙاع والأمن الوطني بمجلس النواب النائب Ø£Øمد [...]
Defence lawyers were stunned yesterday as 12 protesters were each sentenced to two years for an illegal demonstration at Bahrain International Airport.Lawyers shook their heads in disbelief after Lower Criminal Court judge Ibrahim Al Zayed delivered the verdict and handed out the sentences. Nine of the men were already in custody and were in court [...]
