Discrimination
Sectarianism 'threat to Bahrain's stability' says report
Sectarianism 'threat to Bahrain's stability' says report
Mazen Mahdi, Foreign Correspondent
Last Updated: December 31. 2009 12:24AM UAE / December 30. 2009 8:24PM GMT
Sectarian tension is reflected in the security situation in Bahrain including violence, such as an incident last April in which Shia youth leave burning tyres on the roads of Sehla protesting at the lack of political change in the country. Philip Cheung / The National
BCHR President takes legal action over Media Smear Campaign
BCHR President takes legal action over Media Smear Campaign
Bahrain Center for Human Rights
22 November 2009
President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) Nabeel Rajab filed a court case against Bahraini media proprietor AnwarAbdulrahmantoday(Nov22), for repeated incidences of defamation in Mr Abdulrahman's English and Arabic language newspapers.
FIDH & BHRS: Slandering media campaign against Human Rights activist
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS)
Paris – Manama, November 20, 2009.
FT Report:Talk of reform but still much to do
By Andrew England
Published: November 9 2009 17:47 | Last updated: November 9 2009 17:47
Next month, as Bahrain marks the 10th anniversary of rule under King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, the feelings of Bahrainis will be decidedly mixed.
Ministry of Information undersecretary orders blocking of 1,040 websites
(BCHR/IFEX) - The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) is alarmed to learn that a further grip by the local authorities was introduced on electronic sites, in continuation of a Ministry of Information campaign initiated earlier in 2009 by Ms Mai Al-Khalifa, a member of the ruling family.
Women in Bahrain to Lobby for Equal Nationality Rights
Women in Bahrain to Lobby for Equal Nationality Rights
Written by Rose Foran
Published Monday, July 13, 2009
Bahrain’s Supreme Council for Women (SCW) announced the launch of a major campaign for equal nationality rights, along with several other Bahraini women’s advocacy organizations.
The SCW gathered representatives from Bahraini women’s groups across the country to plan a push to revise Article 4 of Bahraini Citizenship Law, which does not allow for equal nationality rights for women.
Politically Motivated Closure of the Bahraini Akhbar Al-Khaleej Newspaper
The Newspaper had always taken advantage of the dispute with Iran to incite Internal Sectarian hatred without governmental objection
Reuters: Bahraini Shi'ites complain over settling Sunnis
21 Jun 2009
By Andrew Hammond
DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) - Majority Shi'ite Muslims in the Gulf Arab state of Bahrain, home to a U.S. navy base, are increasingly agitated over what they say are government efforts to give Sunni foreigners nationality to dilute Shi'ite numbers.
