Terror and Teargas on the Streets of Bahrain

by Jen Marlowe, Tomgram, USA - Ignoring the revolution underway in Bahrain and its demands for freedom and democracy is, however, perilous. If activists move from largely peaceful demonstrations toward the use of violence, Bahrain could prove the powder keg...

Posted by Aralena Malone-Leroy on September 20, 2012 5:43 AM

Bahrain's Women Doctors Tell of Assault, Threats and Torture

by Rachael Fulton, Safeworld, UK - “Either you cooperate and say whatever we want and we’ll treat you like a human, or you get stubborn and we beat you like a donkey.”...

Posted by Aralena Malone-Leroy on June 10, 2012 11:16 PM

US and Germany Offer 'Feeble Opposition' to Bahrain Crackdown

by Mary Beth Warner, Spiegel, Germany - A government-led crackdown in Bahrain led to three protester deaths on Wednesday. Though the situation appeared calmer on Thursday, German editorialists criticize Saudi Arabia's decision to send troops in to help suppress the...

Posted by Aralena Malone-Leroy on March 18, 2011 2:39 AM

Guest Post: Gulf Provides Wrong Kind of Support for Bahrain

by Roula Khalaf, Financial Times, UK - The Gulf Co-operation Council has suddenly found a voice. As uprisings have swept several Middle Eastern countries (including some GCC members) the rulers of the Arab Gulf states have been gripped by an...

Posted by intern on March 17, 2011 3:33 AM

Bahrain's Regime Talks Softly while Bringing the Big Guns in

by Tahiyya Lulu, Guardian, UK - The Bahraini government claims to listen to protesters yet mobilises armed thugs and now a Saudi army against them....

Posted by Aralena Malone-Leroy on March 16, 2011 3:34 AM

Victim versus Victim

by Rafia Zakaria, Dawn, Pakistan - Hardworking migrants, many of whom have spent generations working in Bahrain, are put in the impossible situation where the realisation of their rights automatically comes at the expense of granting rights to indigenous Bahrainis...

Posted by Aralena Malone-Leroy on February 24, 2011 4:26 AM

Desert Despots Feeling the Heat

by Marie Colvin and Matthew Campbell, The Australian, Australia - Residents of Benghazi, Libya's rebellious second city, are reported to be in fear of further bloody reprisals for daring to challenge the 42-year-old regime of Muammar Gadaffi. Already at least...

Posted by intern on February 23, 2011 2:14 AM

More Than A Matter of Putting Women in Office

by Suad Hamada, IPS, Italy - Women candidates seem to be getting scarcer in Bahraini elections, but women leaders here say female poll participation is no longer about getting into office....

Posted by Aralena Malone-Leroy on October 18, 2010 5:34 AM

Legal Support for Embattled Wives

by Basma Mohammed, Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - BAHRAINI women are losing battles in court due to a lack of awareness of their rights, according to a leading social worker. Their ignorance about Sharia law often allows cases to...

Posted by intern on July 26, 2010 8:10 PM

Trafficking Clamp

by Noor Toorani, Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - Bahrain and Yemen are joining forces to combat human trafficking in an effort to create a first-of-its-kind regional collaboration....

Posted by intern on July 8, 2010 5:44 PM

Words Alone Won't Defend Bahrain's Sovereignty

by Claudia Schwartz, Daily Star, Lebanon - The memory of a GCC country being annexed by a regional heavyweight is not such a distant one; we are obliged to learn from history in order to prevent its repetition. The international...

Posted by Aralena Malone-Leroy on March 11, 2009 3:23 AM