Bahrain Approves Military Trials For Civilians

Under the new amendment, the courts have the power to try any civilian accused of threatening the security of the state.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Riot police catch a Bahraini anti-government protester in the village of Shakhura, Bahrain, on, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP/Hasan Jamali)

Bahrain's king on Monday approved a constitutional amendment granting military courts the right to try civilians. Military courts in Bahrain were previously limited to trying members of the armed forces or other branches of the security services and could only try civilians under a state of emergency. Under the new amendment, the courts have

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Trump Approves Weapons Sales To Saudi Arabia And Bahrain

The weapons deals with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain were blocked by the Obama administration over concerns about human rights, but the Trump administration is now pushing ahead with them.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
An explosion and smoke rise after an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition of mainly Gulf nations fighting the Houthis, who seized the capital, Sanaa, last September. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

(REPORT) --- According to officials familiar with the process, President Trump is expected to quickly approve massive weapons sales to both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, deals which had been on hold over growing concerns about human rights abuses by both nations. The White House did not discuss the matter directly, saying the final announcement

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Leaked: British Think Tank Secretly Received £25m From Bahrain’s Royal Family

Documents also suggest that the Bahraini royal family has agreed to keep the majority of the donations secret.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, centre left, introduces his delegate members to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, right, prior to their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Khalid Bin Ahmed is in Islamabad to his two-day official visit to hold talks with Pakistani top official to discuss the current middle east situation.

A British research institute has received £25 million in cash from the Bahraini government since 2011, leaked documents published in the Guardian show. According to the report, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), a global think tank specializing in researching political conflicts and armed movements, has secretly accepted £25

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Bahrain Says US, UK Criticism ‘Unacceptable Interference’

The Bahraini government has issued a statement angrily condemning the US and Britain for their “unacceptable interference” in internal policy, after the two nations criticized the government’s ban on the largest opposition group in the nation. The tiny nation of Bahrain has struggled with its treatment of their opposition since the Arab Spring. The royal […]

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
An anti-government protester stands in front of riot police while photographing other demonstrators in Manama, Bahrain. On Tuesday, June, 14, 2016, Bahrain said it has suspended all activities by Al-Wefaq, the largest Shiite opposition political group, and frozen its assets amid a widening crackdown on dissent, five years after the country’s Arab Spring protests.

The Bahraini government has issued a statement angrily condemning the US and Britain for their “unacceptable interference” in internal policy, after the two nations criticized the government’s ban on the largest opposition group in the nation. The tiny nation of Bahrain has struggled with its treatment of their opposition since the Arab Spring.

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British Arms Fair Attracts World’s Most Repressive Regimes

Last year’s event attendees included 16 authoritarian regimes, including Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., and Egypt.

Michaela Whitton | AntiMedia
By Michaela Whitton | AntiMedia

United Kingdom — The British government has released the list of countries invited to attend yet another arms fair this week, prompting fierce criticism that the U.K. is, once again, fuelling oppression. The list of formal delegations attending this week’s Security and Policing 2016 event has revealed that some of the most abusive regimes in the

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Bahraini Activist Gets Jail Time For Insulting Government On Twitter

Amnesty International criticized Thursday’s decision, saying it shows a “complete disregard for the right to freedom of expression.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press

Nabeel Rajab, head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, is helped to his front door as well-wishers push in to greet him at his home in Bani Jamra, Bahrain, on Saturday, May 24, 2014, after spending nearly two years behind bars. Rajab was charged sentenced Thursday with an additional six months behind bars for insulting the government on

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