Massive demo held ahead of Formula 1 race in Bahrain 4 April, 2014 – PressTV Tens of thousands of Bahraini protesters have staged an anti-regime demonstration ahead of a Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Persian Gulf country. On Friday, around 200,000 men and women marched along 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) on more »
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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 »
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 »
MP, Kath Clark, Questions ‘FORMULA ONE: IMPLICATIONS IN BAHRAIN’
BRITISH MP CHAIRS ‘FORMULA ONE: IMPLICATIONS IN BAHRAIN’ EVENT AT PORTCULLIS HOUSE 21 March, 2014 – BCHR Labour MP, Katy Clark, today chaired and hosted the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy event at Portcullis House. The panel included Maryam Al-Khawaja, the acting president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, Daniel Carey, a civil more »