Sunni-led government
Bahrain shuts down independent newspaper amid opposition crackdown
Middle East
June 5, 2017
Bahrain shuts down independent newspaper amid opposition crackdown
The Bahraini government has shut down Al-Wasat, a prominent independent newspaper “until further notice” after the paper published a piece…
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
Middle East
May 31, 2017
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
A court in Bahrain has the ordered the country’s last main opposition group dissolved and its property confiscated. The Bahrain…