One of the most widespread protests in months, Bahrain buying weapons from Russia and other updates
27 August 2011 On night of 26/27 August, the security forces have heavily attacked numerous areas in Bahrain where there were protests, starting with the weekly "rally for...
HRF: Kansas City Mayor Urged to Revoke Medal from Bahraini King
August 18, 2011 Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First is urging Mayor James of Kansas City, Missouri, to request the return of the Kansas Medal of Freedom from Bahrain’s...
VOA: Pakistani Veterans Beef Up Bahrain Security Forces
A protester waves the Bahraini flag as anti-riot police storm Duraz village, north of the capital Manama, Bahrain, as anti-riot police move in [EPA Photo] 18 Aug 2011 Gary...
The New York Times: What Happened to My Bahrain Friend
By Nicholas Kristof 9 August 2011 I wrote recently about an old friend, Hasan al-Sahaf, a Bahraini artist who had been imprisoned –nominally for economic offenses, but...
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Statement
10th Aug 2011 In view of the fact that certain statements made by chairman of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (“BICI”) have been interpreted as prejudging the...
Reply of the Head of the Bahraini Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) to the BCHR Open Letter
August 9, 2011 Mr. Nabeel Rajab President Bahrain Center for Human Rights Dear Mr. Rajab, Thank you for your letter of August 9, which states your concerns with the...
Updates on Bahrain: two police men on trial, released prisoners allege torture and a detained doctor transferred to the ICU
Dr. Saeed AlSamaheeji 09 August 2011 Bassiouni explains his comments and gives more details about the commission's work to Alwasatnews (Arabic) Two police men are...
BCHR Open Letter to Head of the Bahraini Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) re statement to Reuters
09 Aug 2011 Open Letter: Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni Commission Chair, Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Dear Sir, Subject: Your interview with Reuters...
The Guardian: Bahrain protests: 'The repression is getting worse'
Mahdi Hassan Al-Eskafi , an injured protester Months after its brief exposure to the Arab spring, Bahrain's cat-and-mouse routine of protest and repression continues by...
Shouting In The Dark: Al Jazeera Bahrain Documentary Shows The Bloody Fight For Democracy
5 August 2011 On February 16, 2011 thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Bahrain to protest against the ruling Khalifa family. In the wake of protests in Tunisia...