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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.

Bahrain Accused of Torturing Children in Crackdown

December 17, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Bahrain demcracy protesters Torture children

Amnesty International warns Bahrain accused of torturing children amid repression of protests

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Bahrain, Middle East

Protests For Democracy Reignite in Bahrain

December 6, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Democracy Reignite in Bahrain

Marching protests reignite in Bahrain as many have grown impatient at slow place of political reforms and stalling by dictatorship

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Bahrain, Democracy Protests, Middle East

Bahrain Protests Reignite Following Court Verdict

November 22, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Bahrain Protests Reignite Dictator

Middle Eastern country has minority Sunni population that rules majority Shiites without elections Bahrain Protests Reignite

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Bahrain, Middle East, Religion and Democracy

Democracy Protest Attacked by Bahrain Dictatorship

October 13, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Relieving civilian suffering

New protest movement calling for democracy attacked by Bahrain dictatorship thugs paid oil

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Arab Spring, Bahrain, Middle East

Bahrain Dictatorship Slammed for Crackdown on Opposition

October 1, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Examine civilian population suffering

Mass arrest of opposition Shiite representatives send chill throughout Bahrain dictatorship slammed by protests

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Bahrain, Middle East

Bahrain Protests Continue as Talks Stall

September 27, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Bahrain protests Bahrain Welcomes F1

Oil rich Bahrain protests remains a dictatorship that represses politics of majority Shiite religion

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Bahrain, Middle East

Award for Jailed Bahrain Human Rights Group

September 26, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Reduce Bahrain human rights group

Jailed members of Bahrain human rights group given award for work documenting systematic violence of minority oil dictatorship

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Bahrain, Middle East

New Crisis in Bahrain After Opposition Arrest

September 18, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Revisiting their political calculations

Shiite majority calls off negotiations with government after arrest of opposition head in crisis in Bahrain

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Arab Spring, Bahrain, Middle East

Bahrain Opposition Pulls Out of Talks With Government

September 5, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Policy mistakes reconsidered

Bahrain opposition pull accuses the government of continued crackdown on Shiites despite talks

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Arab Spring, Bahrain, Middle East

Thousands Rally for Bahrain Democracy Movement

August 23, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Theory that brought policy mistakes

Arab Spring reignites as thousands call rally for Bahrain democracy peacefully in main cities

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Arab Spring, Bahrain, Democracy Protests, Middle East

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