A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail after finding him guilty of spreading “fake news”, a judicial source said. The source, quoted by the official BNA news agency, said Rajab was convicted “of disseminating false news, statements and rumours about the internal situation of the … Read more
A prominent Bahraini activist jailed for life for his role in anti-regime protests has been on hunger strike for two weeks to protest the treatment of prisoners, campaigners said Thursday. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who also holds Danish citizenship, is an outspoken critic of Bahrain’s Al-Khalifa monarchy, which has ruled the tiny Gulf archipelago for more than … Read more
Bahrain’s upper house of parliament on Sunday approved a constitutional amendment which grants military courts the right to try civilians, sparking concern for the fate of activists already in custody. The 40-seat Shura Council, the upper parliamentary chamber appointed by the king in the Gulf state, unanimously approved an amendment to Article 105, members of … Read more
Bahrain police clashed with demonstrators following the death of a young man who attempted to escape arrest, witnesses said Wednesday, days after 20 people were detained across Shiite villages. It was the latest flare-up of unrest pitting members of the kingdom’s Shiite majority against the Sunni-dominated government. Residents of the village of Nuwaidrat, south of … Read more