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    16th October 2012

    BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP


    UK human rights boycotts are inconsistent, say MPs
    The UK government has been accused of inconsistency in its dealings with other countries over human rights. The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee compared the boycott of the Euro 2012 football championships in Ukraine over human rights, with ministers not taking any action over the Bahrain Grand Prix. It said Bahrain should be on a list of "countries of concern" after the "brutal" suppression of protests. But the Foreign Ofce insisted the UK had a "strong record" on human rights. Read More being arrested and at least 35 conrmed deaths.

    MPs attack ministers on Bahrain stance


    Britain came under fresh pressure over its diplomatic relations with Bahrain on Tuesday after a group of MPs criticised ministers for taking too lenient an approach towards the kingdoms breaches of human rights. In a development likely to add to tensions between the UK and Gulf states most notably Saudi Arabia the Commons foreign affairs committee said

    Britain should have placed Bahrain on its list of countries of concern following the brutal suppression of Arab Spring protests last year. Publishing its latest report on the Foreign and Commonwealth Ofces human rights work, the allparty committee of MPs expressed concern that political and strategic factors had coloured the UKs decision not to list the gulf kingdom alongside other states held responsible for human rights abuses. Read More decision to not brand Bahrain a "country of concern" ahead of the Grand Prix, especially since it later refusing to attend the Euro 2012 in Ukraine. "Given the Bahraini authorities' brutal repression of demonstrators in February and March 2011, we believe it should have been designated a country of concern in the Foreign Ofce's report," the report found. Read More "He went to the police station with his lawyer after being summoned and was immediately arrested," Said Yousif, a fellow activist, told AlAkhbar. "Tomorrow, he will be taken to the public prosecution ofce." Police Tuesday also summoned activist Nader Abdulemam. Abdulemam, whose face was left severely bruised earlier this year after police red a projectile directly at him, will go in to the police station the following day, Yousif said. Read More

    David Cameron rebuked by parliamentary committee over refusal to condemn staging of Bahrain Grand Prix
    The race took place in April, a time of widespread civil unrest in the island state and a year after brutal repression by the authorities following similar uprisings which led to 2,000 people

    Yet although the opposition leader, Ed Miliband, made clear his belief that the race should not go ahead, Cameron insisted: Its a matter for Formula One. That stance brought a stern rebuke from the all-party parliamentary committee for the Foreign and Commonwealth Ofce on Tuesday. Read More the Euro 2012 football championships in Ukraine.

    Commons report: We should admit our foreign policy is hypocritical


    The UK should admit its trade priorities contradict its human rights concerns, an inuential committee of MPs found today. The foreign affairs committee criticised the government's

    MPs criticise Bahrain inaction


    The Government was sharply criticised yesterday for refusing to back a boycott of the Bahrain Grand Prix over human rights concerns, despite ministers boycotting

    The Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said it was difcult to nd any "consistency of logic" in ministers' approach to the issue. Read More

    Bahrain arrests activist in ongoing crackdown


    A leading Bahraini rights activist, Mohammed alMaskati, was arrested on Tuesday for taking part in an unauthorized Manama protest, his lawyer and other activists said. Al-Maskati, president of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, will likely be charged with participating in an "illegal gathering."

    Prominent Bahrain human rights activist arrested


    Bahraini police arrested prominent Shiite rights activist Mohammed al-Maskati on Tuesday for his participation in anti-government protests, his lawyers said. Maskati was taken to a Manama police station where he was questioned about his role in Friday protests, said his lawyers, who had been present.

    They added that he would be referred to the public prosecutor's ofce on Wednesday and could be charged with participating in an "illegal gathering." Maskati is the president of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights. On Friday, riot police and hundreds of Shiite protesters clashed on the outskirts of the capital. Read More

    Islamists in a changing political landscape.

    UK-Saudi relations strained by 'support' of Arab spring changes


    Britain's relations with Saudi Arabia and other wealthy Gulf states are coming under strain because of mounting nervousness over the changes the Arab spring has brought to the Middle East. Billions of pounds worth of exports and thousands of jobs could be at risk in rows with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over a British parliamentary investigation and the role of

    Prime minister David Cameron is expected to tackle the issues at a gala dinner of the Conservative Middle East Council on Wednesday. In a report on human rights by the Commons foreign affairs committee (FAC) published on Wednesday, MPs criticise the government for failing to boycott the Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain earlier this year because of concerns over abuses in the island state. Read More wracked Gulf nation, which is home to the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet.

    Saudi Arabia bristling with rage over UK inquiry


    Saudi Arabia said that all options remained open as it would assess its relations with Britain, a report has claimed. Riyadh, reportedly angered by the decision of the British Parliaments Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) to launch a review into the UKs relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, felt insulted and decided to re-evaluate the countrys historic relations with Britain

    and that all options will be looked at, the BBC said in a report published on Monday. The FAC in September said its inquiry would look closely at how the UK balanced its various interests in these countries in defence, trade, security, counter-terrorism and human rights, the BBC said. For the Saudis, Iran, which strongly condemned the dispatching of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Peninsula Shield troops to Bahrain in March 2011 was behind the inquiry. Read More 25-year-old Maryam alKhawaja played a vital role in reporting the crackdown on pro-democracy and civil society groups before and during the Arab Spring uprisings. With the internet and social media as a tool, and through untiring activism and the power of the word, she turns the spotlight on injustices in her home country. In spite of threats and harassment against herself and her family she continues to work for a tolerant and more democratic state of Bahrain, a press release from the Stieg Larsson Foundation stated. Her achievements are entirely in the spirit of Stieg Larsson. Read More

    Lawyer: Bahrain court postpones activist's appeal


    A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has prolonged the appeal of an imprisoned human rights activist by ordering another hearing next month. Nabeel Rajab is challenging his three-year prison sentence for allegedly encouraging illegal protests and violence in the strife-

    He is among the most highprole prisoners in Bahrain's crackdowns. The country has been hit by near-daily unrest since February 2011, when its Shiite majority began an uprising demanding a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled nation. Attorney Mohammed al-Jishi says the court on Tuesday set Rajab's next hearing for Nov. 8. Read More interfering in Manama's internal affairs. It came just a day after the opening of a new session of Bahrain's parliament, during which King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said "the door for dialogue" was open. It is the latest in a series of disputes between Bahrain and Iran over unrest that has rocked the kingdom since Arab Spring- inspired protests last year. Read More

    Maryam al-Khawaja awarded human rights prize


    A Danish-Bahraini human rights activist is to be awarded for her role to promote democracy in Bahrain, where her father is imprisoned for life as a political dissident Maryam al-Khawajadaughter of the jailed Danish-Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawajawill be awarded the Stieg Larsson Prize on November 8 in recognition of herwork to promote democracy and human rights.

    Iran dispute threatens political talks in Bahrain


    A diplomatic dispute with Iran is threatening to overshadow a promise by Bahrain's government to resume discussions with members of the opposition. Bahrain summoned the Iranian charg d'affaires, Mahdi Islami, on Monday over claims that Tehran was

    Seven officers charged with prisoner abuse in Bahrain


    Seven security ofcers have been charged with torturing detainees in police custody, the head of the public prosecution has said. The ofcers were held after 13 witnesses gave their testimonies, Nawaf Abdullah Hamza, who is also the Head of Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said as he gave an update on the progress of

    investigations into allegations of torture and mistreatment by security forces. The statements by the witnesses have led to the questioning and now the charging of the seven, he said on Monday. The ofcial said that the unit has also launched an investigation into two more complaints received in September. It is completing the investigation process in preparation for bringing the accused in for questioning to answer allegations made against them, he said. Read More

    This is a recording of a Skype conversation with Jalila al-Salman.

    Jalila's urgent call to you...


    We need you to take action and put pressure on the Bahraini authorities to ensure that Jalila does not become a prisoner of conscience. Take action: http://bit.ly/ Q6o90o

    On 21 October a Bahrain Appeal Court will hand down its verdict on her three year sentence.If it's upheld and she is arrested, she will become a prisoner of conscience. This video could be her last direct call to you... Read More

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