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Nabeel Rajab's Detention Extended for Two More Weeks
2015-04-28
Bahrain's Public Prosecution renewed on Sunday (April 26, 2015) the detention of the Bahrain Centre for Human Right's president, Nabeel Rajab, for an additional two weeks, pending further investigations over charges of having opposing views.
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Bahrain Ruling Family: We Insult our People Freely
2015-04-26
Those who know Bahrain's Minister of Justice & Islamic Affairs, Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa, say that he is has a big interest in reading books. It is a good trait no doubt, but his problem is that he is conceited and his language is obscene.
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Iran Expresses Concern over Extension of Bahrain's Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman's Detention
2015-04-26
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham expressed concern over the extension of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman's imprisonment, stressing that "these procedures will not help settling the problems in Bahrain."
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Sheikh Ali Salman's Lawyer Says Court Prevented him from Presenting Evidence of his Innocence
2015-04-26
Jalila Al-Sayed, member of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman's defense panel, stated on Thursday (April 23, 2015) that the court refused the panel's request to show videos containing recordings of the speeches of which the charges against Salman were based on.
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Civil Forces Tell Youth Ahmad Al-Arab’s Mother: You Will Never See Your Son Ever Again!
2015-04-25
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): “He was living as a fugitive since he was only 14 years old. He was deprived of the company of his mother, family and brothers. He was deprived of an education and not able to continue his medical treatment. He spent the past two years roaming through the streets and alleys of his village to find a place to take him in,” says Ahmad Al-Arab’s mother.
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Detention of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General extended until May 20
2015-04-24
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court on Wednesday (April 22, 2015) decided to extend the detention of Sheikh Ali Salman, postponing his trial until May 20, 2015. It was the fourth trial hearing since his arrest at the end of last year.
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Saudi Newspaper Publishes a Photo of a Bahraini Opposition Rally In “Karana” and Claims It’s a Protest in Iran!
2015-04-24
Bahrain Mirror: Saudi “Al-Yaum” newspaper in its issue published on Wednesday (April 22, 2015) posted a picture of a Bahraini opposition rally staged in the village of “Karana”, claiming that it’s a photo of a protest in Ahwaz area in southern Iran against what it described as “the Persian occupation”.
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Bahrain’s Commander in Chief Praised a Book about the Demolition of the Pearl Roundabout and the Killing of Protesters
2015-04-24
Bahrain Mirror: According to the Bahrain News Agency, the Commander of the Royal Tank Battalion 15 presented to the BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal a book entitled “Al-Farouq 2011”, which holds the same name of the operation during which the Pearl Roundabout was destroyed.
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VIDEO: “Witness Bahrain” Documentary screened for the first time on May 7 during STIFF Festival
2015-04-24
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Seattle's True Independent Film Festival (STIFF) will present Witness Bahrain documentary in one of the movie theatres of Seattle in Washington D.C., on May 7, 2015.
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Bahraini Prisoner: Jordanian Forces Torturing Us Are Like ISIS
2015-04-24
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive):: One of the detainees held in Jaw Central Prison, who refused to disclose his name, described the Jordanian police who are responsible for the prison’s security and for torturing them since the Jaw Prison incident (March 10, 2015) as forces similar to ISIS.
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That’s How We Saw Detainee Ali Sanqour: Carried Because of a Broken Pelvis, Why? Because They Forgot Him (Hanging)
2015-04-23
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): We were heartbroken. We raised our heads to be shocked. It’s the detainee Ali Sanqour carried by his fellow detainees. He wasn’t even able to drag his feet. His body was exhausted. He couldn’t move or walk.
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Yemenis in Bahrain: Government Blocks our Money Transfers to our Families in Yemen and Spies on us 24/7
2015-04-23
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Yemeni nationals working in Bahrain revealed to Bahrain Mirror that the harassments they are subjected to have clearly intensified after the Saudi aggression on Yemen was launched.
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100 Dissents Lose their Freedom as Hamilton Wins the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix
2015-04-22
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): As the British racer Lewis Hamilton was announced the winner of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, around 100 Bahrainis lost their freedom after government forces launched a campaign of arrests since the beginning of April in order to secure the tournament.
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry Detains School Students over Suspicions of Attacking Security Patrol
2015-04-22
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior stopped two buses with students aboard over charges of attacking a security patrol in Northern Sehla area.
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VIDEO: Mother of Bahraini Detainee: I Just Want to Know if my Son is Alive, Injured or Dead
2015-04-20
Bahrain Mirror: A video of Ahmad Abdallah Al-Arab’s mother went viral on social media platforms as she pleaded the world to reveal her son’s fate, who is a 16-year-old youth that was arrested by civil forces on the 13th of April.
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According to a Recently Released Detainee: Blind Prisoner, Jaafar Maatouk, is being Brutally Tortured
2015-04-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A detainee, recently released from Jaw Prison, revealed to Bahrain Mirror that the blind prisoner, Jaafar Maatouk (24 years old), is being brutally tortured and beaten since the Jaw Prison incident on March 10.
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Medics who Refused to Take Part in the Formula 1 Tournament Laid Off and Threatened to be Punished
2015-04-19
Bahrain Mirror: A number of medics and ambulance drivers confirmed that Bahrain’s ministry of Health announced it no longer needs their services in covering the Formula 1 event. This comes after these medics refused to take part in the tournament unless they received their dues for their former participations since 2012 until 2014.
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Bahrain Claims Amnesty Report Doesn’t Reflect Facts
2015-04-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain announced that it received the latest report published by Amnesty International, stressing that it doesn’t reflect the facts.
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(Thousands of Bahrainis Stage Anti- Formula 1 Protests across Bahrain (PHOTOS
2015-04-18
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bahrain Friday (April 17, 2015) to protest against the Formula 1 Grand Prix which kicked off in the Bahrain International Circuit south of the capital Manama, stressing that the tournament is being used as a cover-up for ongoing human rights violations in the island kingdom.
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Brazilian Cartoonist Carlos Latuff Posts Anti- Formula 1 Caricature
2015-04-18
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff posted (Thursday, April 16, 2015) a caricature against the Formula 1 Grand Prix to kick off on Friday in Bahrain.