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Bandargate Scandal:

The Report: What it says
Conspiring Against the Shia
Petition to HM the King
Video: Press Conf at UK House of Lords
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Internet Censorship:

BCHR website blocked
22 sites currently blocked in Bahrain

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Inhumane verdict ends a series of rights violations against a woman struggling for her children in the Bahraini legal system

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Attacks on activists
Closure of BCHR
Detainees
Discrimination
Freedom of expression
Guantanamo prisoners
International issues
Migrant workers
Restrictive laws
Torture in Bahrain
Womens rights
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Worth reading

US State Department : Bahrain Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2007
BAHRAIN SUMMARY PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
BBC: Bahrain Shia call for activists' release
BCHR: Bahraini Authorities Persistent Campaign Defaming Human Rights Defenders: Signals Possible Crackdown
Los Angeles Times: Some members of the ruling family reportedly back hard-line

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Abbas Abdali 07

Injuries of Abbas Abdali, brother of activist Musa Abdali, after being attacked by masked men on July 6, 2006.

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Local media headlines

GDN:Bahraini 'terror suspect' moved into detention
GND:Terror threat fears denied
GDN:Pardoned man arrested in Syria
GDN:Court protest over murder trial
GDN:Trafficking battle call
GDN:Bahrain rights drive expanded
GDN:Terror plot suspect works for Customs

International media headlines

AP:Bahrain's Shiites push for rights
ReligiousIntelligence:Human rights group worried over freedom of expression
Gulfnews:EU-GCC free trade talks to resume after being derailed in December
Presstv:Bahraini prisoners neglected in Saudi jails
Reuters: Bahrain trial aims to silence government critics: Lawyer
BBC NEWS: Police 'use guns' at Bahrain protests
(AP)Saudi government cracks down on Shiite dissidents

BCHR in the Media

Reuters: Bahraini Shi'ites complain over settling Sunnis
The Media Line: BAHRAIN BACKTRACKS ON WORKERS’ RIGHTS REFORM
The New York Times : Bahrain King Pardons Shiite Political Prisoners
Reuters- Bahrain opposition wants EU, UN monitors at "show trial
Menassat: Bahrain hit by mass web censorship campaign
Bahrain: Urgent measures required to combat discrimination against women
Business Intelligence Middle East: US meetings to discuss religious freedom in Bahrain

International NGOs releases

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Navy Fleet's Mideast Home Is Facing Rise in Sectarian Strife
Steadfast in Protest: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders publishes its Annual Report 2009
The 2009 Annual report of the Observatory :BAHRAIN
U.S. State Dept.Trafficking Report 2009 BAHRAIN:(Tier 2 Watch List)
Amnesty International Report 2009- Bahrain
The Associated Press: Bahrain's Shiites push for rights
Authorities step up offensive against journalists and websites
URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORY: Abduction / Attack / Ill-treatment in Bahrain
Arab Program For Human Rights Activists :"Abduction and Assault – Activists fate"
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Labor Reforms a Major Advance
Human Rights Watch - Bahrain: Investigate Abduction, Beating of Rights Activist
Bloomberg: Bahrain’s Shiites Demand Equal Rights in Home of Fifth Fleet
FIDH: EU/GCC Joint Co-operation Council - Confirming human rights at the centre of EU-GCC relations
The New York Times : Bahrain King Pardons Shiite Political Prisoners
Release of human rights defender Maytham Bader Jassim Al-Sheikh while others remain in prison
The Committee to Protect Journalists: concerned about Bahrain Web crackdown
THE OBSERVATORY: Release / Ill-treatments and torture of Mr. Maytham Al-Sheikh
THE OBSERVATORY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS: Call for the acquittal of Mr. Mohamed Abdul Nabi Al-Maskati
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Coerced Testimony Taints Trial
FREE EXPRESSION SPOTLIGHT: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS FACING LENGTHY JAIL TIME AMID CRACKDOWN ON FREE EXPRESSION

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