13 Bahrain Opposition Figures Jailed Following Alleged Plot to Overthrow Ruling Family
Bahrain articles on Democracy Chronicles
News about the struggle for democracy in Bahrain. According to Freedom House, the "2002 constitution gives the king power over the executive, legislative, and judicial authorities". Repression and a lack of democracy for the majority Shiite population is source of ongoing tension. Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on the Arab Spring and the Middle East.
Shiite Democracy Protesters March in Bahrain Capital
Shiite Democracy Protesters: Bahrain Arab Spring Continues Despite Shamefully Inadequate Media
Bahrain Dictatorship Shoots Dead Shiite Teenage Boy
Repression of Shiite Majority in Bahrain Becoming More Difficult as Bahrain Dictatorship Shoots Dead Shiite Teenager
Bahrain Dictatorship Jails Famous Democracy Activist For Nothing
Continuing Repression in Bahrain Dictatorship Jails Making Compromise on Democracy More Difficult
Arab Spring Protests in Streets of Bahrain
Pro-Democracy Streets of Bahrain Keep up Campaign of Dissent Against Dictatorship
Bahrain Dictatorship Continues Arrests of Shiite Democracy Activists
Bahrain Dictatorship Clampdown on Democracy Protests Continues as Religious Minority Fights For its Very Survival
Bahrain Dictatorship Cracksdown On Social Media
Arrests as Arab Spring Struggles to Maintain Momentum As Bahrain Dictatorship Cracksdown
Bahraini Court Meets Arab Spring as Punishment Reduced
Bold Bahraini Court Meets Arab Spring as Medical Workers Accused For Helping Injured Protesters
Bahrain Democracy Activists Wrestle With Abusive Dictatorship
Forgotten Corner of the Arab Spring Continues to See Turmoil, Dictatorship Refuses to Budge on Appeasing Bahrain Democracy Activists in Prison or on Trial
Thousands of Bahrainis Protest Dictatorship’s Alliance With Saudi Arabia
Bahrain Dictator Visits UK as Democracy Bahrainis Protest Dictatorship and Continue to Gather Strength