Bahrain votes for new parliament, but absent from ballot is country’s Shiite-dominated opposition, whose candidates are serving lengthy prison sentences.
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Bahrain Staged Fake Elections For a Poodle Parliament
The Saturday’s round of elections in Bahrain will be bogus, because the regime has jailed opposition leaders or forced them into exile.
No Free Bahraini Elections Possible in Current Environment
November 24 scheduled parliamentary elections in Bahrain, are occurring in a repressive political environment that is not conducive to free elections.
Activists: Bahrain Continues To Revoke Citizenship Of Dissidents
Human rights activists say Bahrain government is continuing to target political opponents by using terrorism allegations to strip them of their citizenship.
Bahrain’s Opposition Leader Receives Life Sentence
Sheikh Ali Salman and two other men, all members of now-outlawed Al-Wefaq movement had been acquitted by the criminal court on charges of spying for Qatar.
Danish MP and Irish activist denied access to Bahraini dissident
Two activists have been denied entry to Bahrain after they cited their reason as visiting a prominent Bahraini prisoner
Government hunting Bahrain social media dissidents
Bahrain announced they would be taking “severe measures” to track down dissidents who use social media
High-profile Bahrain activist sentenced to 5 years for tweets
Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to a further five years in jail over tweets critical of the war in Yemen
Protests across Bahrain on 7th anniversary of Arab Spring
Shiite protesters took to the streets of Bahrain on Wednesday to mark the seventh anniversary of the Arab Spring
2 sentenced to death at mass Bahrain opposition trial
Human rights groups have accused Bahrain of clamping down on dissent and violently cracking down on protests