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    18th March 2013

    BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP


    In Bahrain, a growing Sunni-Shia rift
    Over the past month, tens of thousands of mostly Shia demonstrations have marched and rallied for democratic rights in Bahrain. The island nation, just east ofSaudi Arabia, is home to the longest running Arab Spring uprising. While government opponents tend to be Shia and supporters are Sunni, both sides argue that the ght is not between religious sects. Its a political problem, not a religious problem, said Dr. Ali Fakhro, former Minister of Education and now a newspaper commentator. Sunni and Shia have lived in peace for years. There are intermarriages all over the place. When pressed, however, both sides admit the sectarian divide has gotten worse since the uprising began here in February 2011. Read More device at a roadblock last year. Seventeen sentenced for attacks on Bahrain police Seventeen Bahrainis have each been sentenced to 15 years in jail for the attempted murder of four police ofcers. The men were found guilty of planting an incendiary The ofcers were injured when the device exploded as they approached the roadblock in their vehicle. Bahrain, a Gulf island kingdom, has seen more than two years of antigovernment unrest. Read More when that device detonated when they passed in their vehicle. (Gulf News, March 18 2013) These sentences have angered human rights lawyers and activists who point out that police have been acquitted of many killings of pro-democracy and civil rights activists amongst the marginalized and oppressed Shiite population, who are ruled over in a sectarian fashion by the Sunni minority. Read More

    Bahrain: 30 days in jail for one tweet


    Human rights activist Sayed Yousif al-Muhafdha had no idea who followed him on Twitter. That is, until he was arrested one afternoon. As the acting head of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Yousif as hes known to friends regularly witnesses

    demonstrations in Bahrain and documents actions by protesters and police. Demonstrations are illegal here. The government has arrested Shia Muslim leaders. Thirteen have been sentenced to long jail terms for advocating democratic reform. Others had their citizenship revoked, making it almost impossible to nd work. Read More

    U.N. Think Tank Opening Office in Bahrain, with Bahraini Government Funding
    As Bahrain enters the third year of a crisis sparked by Arab Spring protests in 2011, the government continues to bar many human rights advocates and journalists from entering the country.

    But one non-prot group is not only being welcomed into the tiny Gulf kingdom, its opening an ofce there. And its doing so with funding from Bahrains ruling monarchy. The International Peace Institute, a New York-based think tank closely associated with the United Nations, announced last month an agreement to open the ofce to promote development, peace and international security. Read More But, despite ofcial silence on its purpose, observers in Manama claim the miniblimp is used to monitor the population of the capitals restive suburbs, where the majority Shia launch daily confrontations with the security forces of the minority Sunni ruling family. The white surveillance aerostat, which has on occasion crashed in high winds, is a potent symbol of Bahrains new normal. Read More

    Bahrain convicts 17 citizens for attempted murder


    The Bahraini authorities have sentenced 17 Bahrainis to 15 years in prison on the charge that they attempted to murder four of the island kingdom's police ofcers. The 17 men in question were found to be guilty for planting an incendiary device at a roadblock last year. Ofcers were injured

    Bleak Bahrain struggles among high-flyers


    A small hot-air balloon has for months dominated the sky above Bahrains capital. At rst glance, a curious visitor might assume that it offers an interesting way to advertise products and events in yet another Gulf boom town.

    Bahrain: Acquittal of Mr. Sayed Yousif AlMuhafdhah


    The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources of the acquittal of Mr. Sayed Yousif AlMuhafdhah, Acting Vice President and Head of Documentation Unit of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), was cleared of all charges relating to spreading false information on social media network Twitter.

    According to the information received, on March 11, 2013, Mr. Sayed Yousif AlMuhafdhah was cleared of charges of spreading false information on Twitter. The charges dated back to December 17, 2012, when Mr. AlMuhafdha was arrested following his participation and documentation of a peaceful protest held in Manama. He was held in pre-trial detention until January 17, 2013. Read More

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