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US State Dept.: Bahrain is Destination Country for Men, Women Subjected to Forced Labor & Sex Trafficking
2016-07-04
US State Department said despite past commitments, Bahrain didn’t abolish sponsorship system, which contributed to forced labor.
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Bahraini PM: Bahrain Will not Allow Anyone to Interfere in its Internal Affairs
2016-07-04
Bahraini PM underlined Bahrain's peaceful nature but asserted zero tolerance of attempts to interfere in its internal affairs.
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E-Government: 54,000 Visits within 7 Months to “Travel Ban” Service
2016-07-04
e-Government Authority said number of visits to “travel ban” service reached about 54,000 visits within 7 months.
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US Stanford University Called for Lifting Travel Ban on Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman
2016-07-04
Stanford University called on Bahraini authorities to release travel ban on Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman.
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Bahrain Official Gazette Publishes Royal Decree Revoking Sheikh Isa Qassim's Citizenship
2016-07-04
Bahrain's Official Gazette published royal decree pursuant to which the citizenship of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim was revoked.
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Majeed Milad: I Won't Quit Political Activism, not Sorry for Spending 1 Year in Prison
2016-07-04
Majeed Milad stressed he won't quit politics, noting that he's not sorry for year spent in prison.
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PHOTOS: Bahrainis Commemorate International Quds Day: Palestine is Central Cause
2016-07-04
Bahrain witnessed nationwide demonstrations as Bahrainis commemorated International Quds Day which falls on last Friday of Ramadan.
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British Minister: We’re Concerned by Revocation of Sheikh Qassim’s Citizenship, We Raised Shia-Related Issues with Bahraini Govt.
2016-07-03
The British Minister for the Middle East and North Africa said his country is closely following political situation in Bahrain.
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US Congress HR Commission Calls for Rajab’s Immediate Release
2016-07-03
Tom Lantos HR Commission of US Congress called on Bahrain to immediately release BCHR president Nabeel Rajab.
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Public Persecution: Shrapnel Ripped through Fakhriya Msallam’s Car on Other Side of Road and Killed her
2016-07-03
Public Prosecution said it launched investigations into “terror bombing that took place near Nuwaidrat roundabout, leaving woman dead.”
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Bahrain Rights Group Calls for Probe into Woman's Death
2016-07-03
Bahrain should mount an "impartial" investigation into the death of a woman in what
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Biden Expresses Concerns About Developments in Bahrain in Call to King
2016-07-02
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, expressed "strong concerns regarding recent negative developments in Bahrain," the White House said in a statement on Friday.
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Bahrain Watch: Leading Bahraini ISPs, Batelco, Viva & Zain are Blocking Telegram Traffic
2016-07-02
Bahrain Watch said it recently received reports that some users in Bahrain were having trouble accessing Telegram app.
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Washington Urges Bahrain To Reverse Latest Actions, Warns of Grave Consequences on Region
2016-07-02
US State Department urged Bahrain Government to reverse recent harmful actions, including suspension of opposition political society al-Wefaq.
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Majeed Milad Released after Serving Prison Term
2016-07-02
Bahrain's security authorities released senior member of Al-Wefaq Majeed Milad after he served one-year jail term.
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European Parliament to Hold Urgent Debates to Discuss "Bahrain, Myanmar and Malawi"
2016-07-02
European Parliament said it will hold urgent debates next Thursday on human rights and democracy topics including Bahrain.
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AP: Senators Urge Kerry to Address Political Crisis in Bahrain
2016-07-01
A simmering political crisis in Bahrain could spiral into violence, encourage meddling by Iran and weaken a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, a bipartisan group of senators warned Thursday in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry.
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AP: Bomb Blast Kills Woman, Injures Children in Bahrain
2016-07-01
Police in Bahrain say a woman has been killed in an explosion south of the capital, Manama.
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AFP: Bomb Shrapnel Kills Woman, Wounds 3 Children in Bahrain
2016-07-01
A woman was killed and three children wounded when their car was hit by shrapnel from a bomb in a restive Shiite-majority district outside the Bahraini capital Manama, police said Friday.
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Reuters: Woman Dies, Children Hurt in Bahrain Bomb Blast
2016-07-01
A Bahraini woman died and three children sustained minor injuries when their car was hit by a bomb blast on Thursday that police said was carried out by "terrorists" in southern Bahrain.