Bahrain activists
Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls
Middle East
November 24, 2018
Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls
Bahrainis headed to the polls Saturday amid calls to boycott the parliamentary election in which dissolved opposition groups have…
Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin
Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei, a prominent Bahraini rights campaigner exiled in Britain, said on Saturday a Bahraini court had sentenced his…
US troubled by trial of Bahraini activist for critical tweets
Middle East
June 28, 2016
US troubled by trial of Bahraini activist for critical tweets
Bahrain's plan to try an activist for tweets condemning the Gulf Arab kingdom's prison system and involvement in the war…
Bahrain arrests activists demanding ‘anti-regime’ vote
World
November 16, 2014
Bahrain arrests activists demanding ‘anti-regime’ vote
Bahraini authorities have arrested 13 women in a crackdown on activists calling for an "anti-regime" referendum during the upcoming parliamentary…
Bahrain’s tight window of opportunity: Third time’s the charm?
Opinion
December 19, 2012
Bahrain’s tight window of opportunity: Third time’s the charm?
Crown Prince of Bahrain Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa recently made headlines when he announced a call for dialogue with…
Bahrain activist blocked from entering Egypt
Egypt
April 11, 2012
Bahrain activist blocked from entering Egypt
A prominent Bahraini activist has been barred from entering Egypt upon the request of a security agency, a Cairo airport…