Videos
BBC -Unrest in paradise- Bill Law asks if social and religious tensions could destabilise the important island nation of Bahrain
Bill Law asks if social and religious tensions could destabilise the important island nation of Bahrain.
Video: Political Naturalization in Bahrain
Documentary produced by opposition political societies about the illegal naturalization of tens of thousands of Saudi citizens belonging to the Dawasir tribe resident in the Saudi city of Dammam. Consists of interviews from June 2002 with several Saudi recipients of Bahraini passports, detailing how they received Bahraini nationality, how many people received them, and their participation in Bahraini elections.
A transcript of the film can be found here.
Poverty in Bahrain: CNN Report
CNN's Hala Gorani looks at the poor 'hidden' population of Bahrain.
Inside the Middle East, June 2007.
Includes interview with BCHR vice-president, Nabeel Rajab.
Video: Reform in Bahrain: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?
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Video of seminar held at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, on the subject: Reform in Bahrain: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? (February 13, 2007)
Speakers are:
- Salah al-Bandar, Gulf Centre for Democratic Development
- Abdul Hadi Al-Khawaja, Bahrain Center for Human Rights
- Toby Jones, Swarthmore College
Women's rights in Bahrain
Women's Petition Committe president Ghada Jamsheer, Bahrain Center for Human Rights president Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, and Su’ad Fathallah discuss women's rights in Bahrain on Alhurra Television.
Issues discussed include Sharia courts, politicized judges and the lack of a personal status law.
After the interview, Ms. Fathallah, an abused divorcee, received several threats, some from the Public Prosecution. Details on the case are here:
Dr Salah Al Bandar press conference at UK House of Lords
Video of a press conference by Dr Salah Al Bandar at the UK House of Lords in London, organized by Lord Avebury on October 5 2006.
Dr Al Bandar discusses the "Bandargate scandal", a conspiracy by high-level government officials to suppress the Shia majority of Bahrain. For details about the scandal, refer to the following documents:
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Targeting Activists in Bahrain
Video documenting attacks on activists in Bahrain starting with the arrest of BCHR president Abdulhadi Alkhawaja in September 2004 for criticizing the Prime Minister, until the crackdown on protests in April 2006.
