Bahrain Articles

Bahrain opposition unites to decry "police state"

In a defiant show of unity, Bahrain opposition parties have jointly denounced the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab island as a police state and demanded a transition to a constitutional monarchy. Five groups, including the main Shi'ite party Wefaq and the secular Waad party,...
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Bahrain To Execute Protester For Killing Policeman

Bahrain's special security court handed down a death sentence Thursday for a protester who killed a policeman at an anti-government rally and gave lengthy sentences to doctors and nurses who treated injured protesters. A government statement said the man was given the...
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Bahrain Protest

MANAMA, BAHRAIN — 147 Bahraini detainees are set to be released within a matter of hours, the head of the kingdom's independent commission of inquiry told The Washington Times in a phone interview Saturday night. “I confirm that I have been promised that,”...
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The Middle on the Edge: Bahrain

So the new year ushered in a new energy into the Middle East...and the young energetic masses from Tunis to Manama are lashing out in all directions.  A few weeks ago, I was just chilling watching the drama unfold in Egypt from a far, now that the "House of Mubarak"...
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