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Bahrain Regime Dismantles Cleric's Council in vain move to crush Dissent
Bahrain shuts Shiite clerics’ council 29 January, 2014 – Agence France Presse DUBAI: A Bahraini court shuttered on Wednesday a Shiite Muslim clerics’ council, after authorities in the Sunni-ruled kingdom accused it of politicization and illegal operations. The court ordered the closure of the Olamaa Islamic Council and the liquidation of its assets following a more »
Bahrain Police to walk with Impunity in murder Fadel Abbas – shot in head
Bahrain: Death of young detainee shot in head must be investigated Fadel Abbas was shot by security forces as he tried to visit a recently released prisoner in the village of Markh. “Bahrain’s authorities must come clean and open a full, independent investigation to establish the truth about the death of Fadel Abbas. Those responsible more »
Bahrain Regime Froces Murder Fadel Abbas Musalem, 20 years old
Young Bahraini Dies of Wounds 27 January, 2014 – Tasnim TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A young Bahraini prisoner died of wounds he suffered during a police operation to detain him as the main political opposition group said the man died as a result of torture during his detention. printPrint A ministry statement said Sunday that Fadel more »
US Frustrates Democracy in Bahrain to Preserve its Military Foot-hold
The Legend of Bahrain
Maiming by Birdshot – The Timoney and Yates Doctrine
The extensive, heavy handed, use of Bird-shot against Protesters did not appear until the Bahrain Regime hired John Timoney and John Yates as Security Consultants at the behest of the US Secretary of State Clinton. It emerged as a means to maim protesters so they could be captured when the sought medical attention. The practice more »
Bahrain's Fate and Visioning it's Future
I remember meeting Sharif a few days before the crackdown. We sat at a burger restaurant, and I asked him about their main demand. He said, “The most important is to elect a constitutive committee representative of the people to write a new constitution for the country to replace the current one. Everything else is more »
20 Years of Walking Slowly – the struggle we share on every corner and village in the world
From Fire to Autonomy: Zapatistas, 20 Years of Walking Slowly 25 January, 2014 – By Andalusia Knoll and Itandehui Reyes -Truthout Journalism with real independence and integrity is a rare thing. Truthout relies on reader donations – click here to make a tax-deductible contribution and support our work. Speaking in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico, more »
Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman deceives with dialogue, guns young men down in Streets
Time running out as Bahrain tries to revive national dialogue By Bill Law – BBC News – 29 January, 2014 Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa shows the UK’s Prince Andrew round the Bahrain International Airshow (16 January 2014) The meeting between Prince Salman (centre) and the opposition came a day more »