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Bahrain's Bloody F1 – Promoting Police State Murder, Collective Punishment, Torture Frenzy
Staging the Bahrain Grand Prix is “a matter of life and death” By Ahmed Ali – 3 April, 2014 Salah had been protesting the staging of the race when he was arrested. His body was found with multiple large bruises and numerous shotgun pellet wounds. His ribs were broken and dried blood covered his head more »
Bahrain's grand F1 race used to crush dissent
Bahrain’s Grand Prix: another opportunity to stifle dissent By: Chloé Benoist – 5 April, 2014 On Sunday night, Bahrain will celebrate its ten-year anniversary as a Formula One host country. The event has been touted as a moment of national pride and unity, but the glamor and rumbling motors of the race have become yet more »
Attack on Mousawi and Orabi, Bahraini photographers
The detentions and torture go on today and are getting worse. So what are the politicians, N.G.O.s and media going to do about it? It’s not Syria or Ukraine where you can get political mileage. It’s just a small country with 1.3 million decent people trying to get freedom and democracy. The international community must more »
Attack on Mousawi and Orabi, Bahraini photographers
The detentions and torture go on today and are getting worse. So what are the politicians, N.G.O.s and media going to do about it? It’s not Syria or Ukraine where you can get political mileage. It’s just a small country with 1.3 million decent people trying to get freedom and democracy. The international community must more »
499 Jordainian policemen are costing Bahrain 1.8 million dollar per month
Jordanian Police: 499 policemen are costing Bahrain 1.8 million dollar per month 3 April, 2014 – Bahrain Mirror PDF HERE Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain Mirror reached important documents that assure the existence of about 499 Jordanian policemen in Bahrain whose financial allocation mounts to approximately 700000 Bahraini Dinar monthly (about 1.8 million dollar). The documents more »
Bahrain learns impunity, promotions for torturers from US
When CIA Tortured Detainees to Death — And Agents Escaped Accountability and Were Promoted By: Kevin Gosztola – 2 April, 2014 – FDL There is not much being reported about CIA torture, as detailed in the major report by the Senate intelligence committee, that has not been reported previously. However, there has been no accountability, more »
Protest set during Bahrain's abuse enabling F1
Bahrain opposition calls F1 Grand Prix protests AFP – 1 April, 2014 – Times of India DUBAI: Bahrain’s influential Shiite opposition bloc Al-Wefaq and a more radical group have called separate rallies for Friday to protest the weekend staging of the Formula One Grand Prix in Manama. Demonstrations have been held during the annual three-day more »
Bahrain villages brace for regime's F1 blood letting and ravishes of repression
Bahrain: Fears of renewed government crackdown ahead of Grand Prix 2 April, 2014 – Amnesty International As the eyes of the sporting world turn to Bahrain’s Formula One Grand Prix this weekend, Amnesty International urges the country’s authorities not to quash peaceful protests surrounding the event. The Formula One racing tournament is due to take more »
Ghouta 'false flag' redux in the making warns Assad
Syria accuses rebels of planning gas attack near Damascus 2 April, 2014 – By Michelle Nichols – Reuters UNITED NATIONS: Syria is charging in a letter to the United Nations that opposition groups are planning a toxic gas attack in a rebel-held area near Damascus so they can then blame it on government security forces. more »