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Journalist bombarded with threats and abuse
The list of journalists who have received threats and abuse messages for their opinions has expanded. It now includes columnist Saeed Al Hamad, according to Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) Chairman Eisa Al Shaygi. “Al Hamad has received over the weekend telephone calls and messages that doubted his integrity and insulted his character,” Al Shaygi, himself [...]
Full StoryHospitals 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 StorySuffering ‘caught on film’
An animal rights group claims it has photographic evidence of animal suffering taken at Bahrain’s only licensed salughterhouse, during an investigation conducted last December. People for the Ethnic Treatment of Animals (PETA), who funded the study, told the GDN yesterday that investigators were refused permission to film inside the slaughterhouse in Sitra, but witnessed cruelty [...]
Full StoryMPs seek ban on alcohol sale
MPs want alcohol sales banned in Bahrain, under proposed amendments made to the new consumer protection law in parliament yesterday. They want violators who import, sell, or promote alcohol fined up to BD5,000 and/or jailed. MPs voted to add the ban to the law following a request by MP Shaikh Ali Mattar, who said the [...]
Full StoryNew push for a family law
A Bahrain women’s delegation visited Britain’s Parliament as part of a campaign to press for a family law to be passed in Bahrain. Several members of the Council of Lords have expressed their solidarity with our cause and pledged to back us, said women petition chairperson Ghada Jamsheer. A memo detailing alleged injustices inflicted on [...]
Full StoryMeeting to focus on reconciliation
Justice and reconciliation in the Bahrain reform process will come under the spotlight at a five-day conference organised by MPs and civil societies, which opens at Elite Suites Hotel in Sanabis tomorrow. Bahraini MPs, members of human rights and political societies will join international human rights delegates from all over the world for the conference [...]
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 StoryLegal row over riot suspects
Bahrain’s legal system does not contain any provisions forbidding the release or publication of suspects’ photographs before they have been tried, a prominent local lawyer said yesterday. The move is, however, a human rights violation against those accused, who are legally entitled to file a complaint to ensure they are protected, said MP, lawyer and [...]
Full Story‘We were right to identify riot suspects’
Amid growing national controversy Al Ayam newspaper on Tuesday vehemently defended its decision to publish pictures of riot suspects. “The press is an independent authority entrusted with informing people and helping to protect society, and that is what we did,” it said. It quoted legal expert Malallah Al Hamadi as saying that “publishing the pictures [...]
Full Story2,000 workers lay down tools
Over 2,000 labourers working for a Bapco subcontractor continued a strike at their labour camp yesterday to protest against working conditions, according to sources. The workers met representatives of their employers, the Consolidated Contractors Company yesterday, a day after their strike was launched. The dispute began when one of the employees, Indian national Asghar Ali, [...]
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