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HRW Published Joint Letter Sent to F1 on the Bahrain Grand Prix
2021-03-27
Human Rights Watch published on its website the letter human rights organizations sent on Friday to Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula One, to call him to take action on human rights violations, before the kickoff of the season next Sunday.
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Why do Authorities Insist on Avenging Prisoners despite Covid-19 Outbreak among them? (Baqer Darwish)
2021-03-27
BFHR president commented on the outbreak of Coronavirus inside Jaw Prison and the infection of number of inmates saying "The detainees' experience of being denied health care by the prison administration as one of the preferred methods of torture leads us to question how the security authorities would deal with prisoners after COVID-19 reaches prisons."
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Ali Alaswad: European Parliament Calls on Bahraini Authorities to Carry out Urgent Reforms
2021-03-26
Ten years following the eruption of the peaceful uprising in Bahrain, the European Parliament offers a chance to resolve the crisis and the opposition is adopting it, but will the authorities in Manama take this opportunity? Perhaps there are other questions, but the major question remains: Will the international community be able to make real sustainable change? This is the most significant issue worthy of attention at the moment by both the authorities and the opposition.
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Al-Wefaq Holds Regime Fully Responsible for COVID-19 Spread in Prisons
2021-03-26
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society held the regime fully responsible for what was happening inside prisons.
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Bahrain Says it has Dealt with Prison COVID-19 Outbreak
2021-03-26
Bahraini authorities on Thursday said a number of cases of coronavirus discovered in a prison earlier this week had been isolated and the individuals concerned were stable.
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With Dr. Kassim Omran: from "Arab Board" to "Saudi Board", Calamity of Bahraini Doctors after 2011 (1)
2021-03-25
Dr. Kassim Omran, who currently resides in the United States, considers the non-involvement of the newly graduated Bahraini doctors in specialty training a fatal blow, or at a minimum, very harmful to their career.
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Mohammad Al-Arab Files Lawsuit against Abdullah Hashem after He Called him to "Fall in Ash Heap of History"
2021-03-25
Former Al-Arabiya reporter, Iraqi Mohammad Al-Arab, filed a complaint against lawyer Abdullah Hashem. Hashem announced via his Twitter account that Al-Arab filed a complaint against him on Tuesday (March 24, 2021) over a tweet that dates back to March 11.
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Motor Racing - Rights Groups Call on F1 to Probe Bahrain Abuse Allegations
2021-03-25
Sixty British parliamentarians joined campaigners on Wednesday in urging Formula One to commission an independent inquiry into the human rights impact of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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EDB: No Corporate or Income Taxes on Foreign Companies
2021-03-25
The Bahrain Economic Development Board, general body responsible for developing and supervising Bahrain's economic development strategy, is promoting to companies abroad that they don't have to pay corporate and income taxes.
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Israeli Embassy in Bahrain Launches Official Account
2021-03-25
The Israeli entity launched on Wednesday (March 23, 2021) an official account to its embassy in Bahrain.
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Detainee Abd Ali Al-Singace Contracts COVID-19 Virus: Activist
2021-03-25
Political prisoner Abd Ali (Mohammad) Al-Singace contracted Coronavirus on Wednesday (March 24, 2021) inside Jaw Central Prison.
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Bahrain Absent from UNHRC Session in order not to Vote in Favor of Resolution Calling to Hold Israel Accountable: Jerusalem Post
2021-03-24
Bahrain has refrained from opposing a UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for an arms embargo against Israel and holding it accountable over human rights situation, the Jerusalem Post newspaper reported.
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MoI: 3 Positive COVID-19 Cases among Jaw Prisoners
2021-03-24
The Interior Ministry announced the discovery of 3 positive COVID-19 cases in Jaw Central Prison.
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IMF Urges Bahrain to Implement Fiscal Reforms, Contain Rising Public Debt
2021-03-24
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Bahrain to implement fiscal reforms and lower its public debt, which increased sharply last year as the coronavirus crisis hurt the small oil-producing Gulf state.
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Bahrain and Israel to Enter their First Medical Agreement
2021-03-24
The Bahraini government is still proceeding in the approach of normalizing relations with the Israeli entity, despite the refusal the public opinion of the Bahraini people showed to this agreement.
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This is How Undersecretary Abdulhay Al-Awadi Chased down Bahraini Doctors in Gulf States
2021-03-24
It is certain that the increase of unemployment among Bahraini doctors, reaching shocking levels (400 unemployed Bahraini doctors according to 2019 statistics) is deliberate.
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Analysis of Bahrain Budget over 7-Year Period: There's a Secret and Public Budget (Study by Al-Wefaq)
2021-03-24
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society launched an analytical piece on the Kingdom's public budget from 2016 to 2022.
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BPA Condemns Decision Banning Lawyer Al-Shemlawi from Practicing Profession for One Year
2021-03-23
Bahrain Press Association (PBA) condemned the verdict issued against prominent Bahraini lawyer Abdullah Al-Shemlawi which prevents him from practicing profession for one year, due to a complaint brought against him by Justice Minister over a tweet he posted on Twitter.
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Saudi Arabia proposes ceasefire in Yemen, Houthis sceptical
2021-03-23
Saudi Arabia presented a new peace initiative on Monday to end the war in Yemen, including a nationwide ceasefire and the reopening of air and sea links, but its Houthi enemies said the offer did not appear to go far enough to lift a blockade.
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Government of Traders Tries to Eliminate Remaining Poor and Low-Income Classes
2021-03-23
It is said that this government in Bahrain is the "government of foreigners" because it prefers foreigners over its citizens, and passes all the legislations that would facilitate bringing in foreigners to the country to compete with its citizens over their livelihoods.