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The family of a jailed Bahrain activist says he has resumed a hunger strike NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Maryam al-Khawaja, who like her father, is a Bahraini human rights activist.
(Beirut) – Authorities denied many prisoners contact with their families for up to 13 days in the aftermath of violent unrest at Jaw Prison on March 10, 2015. Bahraini authorities should order ...
Bahraini prisoners’ families hold small protest during pope visit. Activists say the protesters were taken away from the protest site in a police vehicle and later released.
MANAMA, Bahrain – Families of foreigners believed missing in Iraq for more than a decade say the fall of Saddam Hussein has given them fresh hope their loved ones will be found, or at least ...
(Beirut) – Bahraini authorities are apparently targeting the family members of a prominent Bahraini activist in retribution for his human rights work, Human Rights Watch said today. Since March ...
In a move that could bring relief to grieving Bahraini families, a parliamentary proposal is calling for unpaid utility bills to be scrapped if the family’s head passes away. Spearheaded by MP ...
MANAMA, Bahrain – Family members of prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab say he has been arrested again and could face new charges as he appeals an earlier conviction. Defense lawyer ...
The government and ruling family of Bahrain are pro-Western and support the U.S. military. CNN's Jamie McIntyre contributed to this report. Story Tools. Click Here to try 4 Free Trial Issues of Time!
Bahrain tortured my family and many others – Britain’s loyalty to it speaks volumes. Boris Johnson may see it as a pliant and reliable base from which to project British political and economic ...
Voices Bahrain is holding my family hostage – and the UK is abetting them. This is the third Christmas members of my family have spent in Bahranian prison cells.
Heads of Bahraini families earning up to BD2,000 ($5,303) a month could be eligible for subsidy payments made under a new social welfare system. Legislators from the Shura Council and parliament ...
Around 90 per cent of Bahraini families pay less than BD160 as monthly instalment for social housing, it was revealed. Housing Minister Bassem Al Hamer told MPs during their weekly session yesterday ...