Bahrain Protests

Policeman, protesters wounded in Bahrain clashes

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 19, 2013

Bahraini security forces clashed with anti-regime protesters early Friday, leaving several people wounded including a policeman who was shot with a home-made gun, the interior ministry and witnesses said.

Bahrain police arrest two girls over bid to attack F1

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 23, 2013

Two Bahraini girls were arrested for allegedly having plotted to carry out an attack on Sakhir circuit during the weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race, police said on Tuesday.

Protest marches, clashes expand in tense Bahrain

World News | Associated Press | Saturday February 16, 2013

Thousands of anti-government marchers jammed a major highway on Friday as clashes broke out for a second day between security forces and protesters marking the anniversary of their uprising in the strategic Gulf nation.

Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition

World News | Associated Press | Monday January 7, 2013

Bahrain's highest court on Monday upheld jail sentences against 20 opposition figures - including eight sentenced to life in prison - in a decision likely to touch off more street protests in the violence-wracked Gulf nation and bring renewed criticism from its Western allies.

23 Bahrain medics get three month jail terms over protests

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 21, 2012

A Bahrain court on Wednesday sentenced 23 medics to three months in jail each for taking part in anti-regime protests last year and acquitted five others, the prosecution said.

Bahrain protesters decry unity plans with Saudis

World News | Associated Press | Saturday May 19, 2012

Tens of thousands of protesters chanting "Bahrain is not for sale" jammed a major highway on Friday to denounce proposals for closer unity between the unrest-torn Gulf kingdom and neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

Bahrain protester dead amid Formula 1 security lockdown

Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 22, 2012

Bahrain's opposition reported the first death in protests timed for Sunday's controversial Grand Prix as a security lockdown was imposed around the Sakhir Formula One circuit and the king said he is committed to reform.

Official F1 website hacked in support of Bahrain protests

NDTVSports | Saturday April 21, 2012

The official Formula One website has been hacked; a group that calls itself Anonymous has claimed that it has taken down the site in support of protests against the decision to stage the Grand Prix in Bahrain.

F1: What Bahrain protests, asks Bernie Ecclestone

Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 15, 2012

Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday denied all knowledge of protests and violence in Bahrain, as a 15-year-old boy lay in intensive care after being shot by anti-riot police.

Bahrain's king pardoning some protesters

World News | Associated Press | Monday August 29, 2011

Bahrain will dismiss charges against some people detained during crackdowns against Shiite-led protests and allow compensation to prisoners abused by security forces, the Gulf nation's king said today in a nationally broadcast speech.

Death sentence for Bahrain protesters

World News | Associated Press | Thursday April 28, 2011

A military court in Bahrain on Thursday convicted four Shiite protesters and sentenced them to death for the killing of two policemen during anti-government demonstrations last month in the Gulf kingdom, state media said. Three other Shiite activists, who were also on trial, were sentenced to life in prison for their role in the policemen's deaths....

Bahrain to prosecute civil servants over protests

World News | Associated Press | Sunday April 17, 2011

More than a hundred civil servants in Bahrain were summarily fired for participating in anti-government protests, the state news agency said on Sunday, in the latest crackdown on the opposition.The Bahrain News Agency said on Sunday that 111 employees of the Education Ministry had been punished for participating in the street marches and strikes la...

Indian national killed in crossfire in Bahrain

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 18, 2011

An Indian national was killed in a crossfire in Bahrain, which is witnessing protests for the past several weeks, even as India today advised its nationals there to stock up big on rations and not to go out of their homes, saying the situation was "tense but calm"."Stephen Abraham of India, caught in a crossfire in Bahrain, loses his life. Our Emb ...

Bahrain unrest: Protesters cut off country's financial centre

World News | Associated Press | Monday March 14, 2011

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators cut off Bahrain's financial centre and drove back police trying to push them from the capital's central square, shaking the tiny island kingdom on Sunday with the most disruptive protests since calls for more freedom erupted a month ago.Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at anti-government demon...

Bahrain unrest: Women come out in support of protests

World News | Associated Press | Sunday February 20, 2011

Thousands of women in Bahrain took to the streets of the capital Manama on Saturday to show their support for the popular anti-government protests.Most women wore traditional black cloaks, with their heads covered. Others wore Bahraini flags around their shoulders as they converged on Pearl Roundabout, the focal-point for demonstrations."Today we a...