News: Bahrain

We have started to collect the most important news related to Bahrain in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Bahrain: news

'Enemies of the internet' named

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 20:09
related countries: Belarus

Bahrain and Belarus join Reporters Without Borders' annual list of the countries with the most repressive policies against cyber-dissidents.
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Mass protest near Bahrain capital

Friday, March 9th 2012, 18:36
related places: Manama

Tens of thousands of protesters join an anti-government march outside the Bahraini capital, Manama.
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Leading Bahrain activist released

Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 12:42

A leading pro-democracy activist in Bahrain is released, a week after being arrested on the first anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf state.
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Bahrain struggles to police the protests

Saturday, February 18th 2012, 13:01

Bahrain struggles to police ongoing protests
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VIDEO: Defiance in Bahrain continues

Wednesday, February 15th 2012, 7:26

A year after unrest in Bahrain began protesters continue to show defiance and anger towards the authorities and the ruling Sunni elite.
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Clashes mark Bahrain anniversary

Tuesday, February 14th 2012, 22:59
related places: Manama

Police seal off large parts of Bahrain's capital on the anniversary of pro-democracy protests, as clashes in outlying villages continue for a second day.
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VIDEO: Protests on Bahrain anniversary

Tuesday, February 14th 2012, 13:30

Police try to prevent people marking the anniversary of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain's capital, after a second day of clashes in outlying villages.
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Bahrain activists hit by tear gas

Tuesday, February 14th 2012, 9:03

Security forces in Bahrain fire tear gas at protesters as the first anniversary of pro-democracy demonstrations in the Gulf kingdom dawns.
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Mutual mistrust festers in Bahrain

Sunday, February 12th 2012, 10:04

Little dialogue in Bahrain, divided by sectarian mistrust
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Lords want Bahrain GP called off

Thursday, February 9th 2012, 14:41

Seven Lords and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas call on Formula 1 to cancel the Bahrain Grand Prix in the wake of continuing unrest in the Gulf state.
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Bahrain releases jailed activists

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 17:32

The authorities in Bahrain free two imprisoned human rights activists ahead of the first anniversary of the start of mass pro-democracy protests.
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Bahrain inmates on hunger strike

Tuesday, January 31st 2012, 19:52

Fourteen jailed opposition figures in Bahrain have begun a hunger strike ahead of the first anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising, activists say.
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Bahrain criticised over tear gas

Friday, January 27th 2012, 15:15

Amnesty International has called for an investigation into what it says is the misuse of tear gas by Bahraini security forces.
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Bahrain police come under attack

Wednesday, January 25th 2012, 16:08

At least one person is reportedly killed in Bahrain as protesters attack troops in the wake of a top Shia cleric's call on Friday to "crush" police.
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Bahrain ministry aids ex-F1 staff

Monday, January 23rd 2012, 18:25

Bahrain's ministry of labour intervenes in the wake of complaints from more than 20 sacked employees of the venue for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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Bahrain Shia cleric warns troops

Friday, January 20th 2012, 16:40

The leading Shia Muslim cleric in Bahrain tells his followers in a sermon to retaliate if women are attacked.
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Bahrain police break up protest

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 22:18
related places: Manama

Security police use tear gas and stun grenades to break up an anti-government march in Bahrain's capital, Manama.
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Bahrain tries police over death

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 16:56

The trial begins in Bahrain of five police officers implicated in the death in custody of a blogger during last year's anti-government unrest.
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Bahrainis protest at UN offices

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 16:58
related places: Manama

Several thousand people hold a protest outside the UN's offices in Bahrain's capital, Manama, calling for intervention to protect civilians.
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Bahrain jails protest policeman

Monday, January 9th 2012, 17:15

A military court in Bahrain sentences a policeman to 12 years in jail for joining protests against the royal family.
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US concern over Bahrain activist

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 21:42
related countries: United States

The US expresses concern to Bahrain government over the apparent beating of prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab and calls for an investigation.
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Bahrain police 'beat up activist'

Friday, January 6th 2012, 22:55

Prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been taken to hospital after being beaten by police in Bahrain, his lawyer and opposition activists say.
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