ITN News
| Apr 21, 2013
Amateur video shows anti-government protesters clashing with police in Manama as thousands riot ahead of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Activists accuse the Bahraini government of using the Grand Prix for covering up human rights ab...
Democracy Now!
| Feb 21, 2013
Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous describes his recent trip to Bahrain, where the Sunni monarchy continues its crackdown on a two-year old uprising. Since February 2011, at least 87 people have died at the hands of US-backed force...
Euronews
| Feb 14, 2013
Security forces in Bahrain shot dead a teenage boy on Thursday as protesters marked the second anniversary of the failed Arab Spring uprising. The shooting happened in a small village near the capital Manama after a radical underground group cal...
BBC Arabic
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Mosaic
| Nov 21, 2012
BBC Arabic reports that Amnesty International issued a new report confirming that the level of repression in Bahrain has increased through the use of excessive and unjustified force, and warned that Bahrain has two choices, to either abide by the ...
Jordan TV
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Mosaic
| Nov 5, 2012
Jordan TV reports that two people of Asian decent were killed and a third was wounded in terrorist acts that targeted civilians in the Bahraini capital al-Manama. This comes days after the government announced a ban on all forms of public gatherin...
BBC Arabic
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Mosaic
| Oct 30, 2012
BBC Arabic reports that Bahraini Minister of Interior Sheikh Rashid Bin Abdullah al-Khalifa announced that all marches and gatherings are now banned in the country. He justified the decision by saying it aims to maintain civil peace.
— May 23, 2012 at 05:01 pm
...Iranian-backed coup attempt, officials said Wednesday. The Gulf Daily News said all suspects, including opposition activist Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaj...
— Jul 20, 2012 at 02:06 am
...and many others injured or arrested in the crackdown. Bahrainis hold King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa responsible for the deaths and arrests. MHB/H...
— Jun 24, 2012 at 05:38 am
...the protesters. The demonstrators hold King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa responsible for the deaths. JMA/AGB/HN Bahrainis have staged fresh protests...
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population. After periods of Portuguese and Persian control and invasions from the ruling dynasties of Saudi Arabia and Oman, Bahrain established itself as an independent nation during the 19th century period of British hegemony. In the 20th century, Bahrain's oil wealth helped spur fast growth and in the 1990s a concerted diversification effort led to expansion in other industries and helped transform Manama into an important financial hub in the Middle East. Manama was designated as the capital of Arab culture for the year 2012 by the Arab League.
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