www.democracynow.org - Bahrain has announced a commission to steer reforms after an inquiry found systematic rights abuse during a government crackdown on pro-democracy protests this year, but opposition parties say they will not participate in the commission. Published last week, the 500-page report outlines various abuses committed by King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa's government. According to the commission, nearly 3000 people were detained during the protests and at least 700 remain in prison. Thirty-five people are believed to have died in the unrest between February and March, and 11 more are suspected to have been killed later on. Meanwhile, 20 Bahrain doctors and nurses are being retried by a civilian court today after being convicted by a military court of trying to overthrow the government of Bahrain. Well, for more on the situation in Bahrain, Democracy Now! correspondent Anjali Kamat recently spoke to Bahraini activist Ala'a Shehabi during a trip to Cairo. She is the wife of a Bahraini political prisoner seized and jailed during the uprising. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org
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www.presstv.com In this edition of the show we discuss the book: Bahrain: Political Development in a Modernizing Society, written by Emile Nakhleh. The book is a study of political development in Bahrain during the first five years after its independence in 1971. It is based on field research done by the author as the first senior Fulbright scholar in that country. The book was banned in Bahrain for 30 years but was allowed to be published in Arabic in that country in 2006. The study focuses on the tribal structure of Bahraini society and the rule of a minority Sunni government by al-Khalifa family over a largely disenfranchised Shia majority. To examine the making of the new state, the book analyzes the nature and characteristics of the Bahraini tribal society, the educational system of modern Bahrain, the nature of the political system, and popular demands for participation in decision making.
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This is a video I made to introduce my major research project for my masters program. It's intended to demonstrate how strong the tensions are between the need for responsible military intervention and the consequences of political selectivity. I do not own any of the content.
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Armed forces rolled Monday into Bahrain from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help restore order in the strategic Gulf kingdom where protesters have shut down the financial centre. ATTN: No Audio.Duration: 00:48
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22/02/11 - MPs and Human Rights experts met to discuss what is next for Bahrain.
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Thousands of Bahraini Shiites defied martial law to renew their pro-democracy protests. More than 5000 chanted slogans for a "free Bahrain" and denounced a Saudi-led military force sent to help put down the unrest, during a funeral in the town of Sitra which was the scene of violent clashes on Tuesday.Duration:00:52
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One year on from the suppression of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain, activists are still hoping that political reform can be achieved. Is the hope that inspired last year's uprising still shining brightly?
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What if a country's biggest athlete, a legend, a hero, a player who brought the nation some of its biggest sporting moments, was at practice one day and was suddenly taken into custody by masked men? What if he was held for months, tortured, his career ended, banned from his team and for playing for his country, all because he expressed his political views? It's not a storyline from a Hollywood script -- that is what allegedly happened in Bahrain. Specifically, it's what Alaa Hubail says happened to him. Hubail is the most famous soccer player in Bahrain and says similar treatment was forced on his brother, Mohammad, also a member of Bahrain's national soccer team; and to Anwar Al-Makki, Bahrain's internationally ranked table-tennis champion. In a story largely ignored by the Western world, these athletes describe in detail the horrific torture they endured at the hands of their government -- a government that is allied with the United States despite allegations of human rights abuses against pro-democracy protestors. E:60 goes to the Middle East for the first time to investigate how athletes were caught up in the clash of democracy, freedom, repression and politics. Jeremy Schaap reports.
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Produced by Yaron Deskalo of ESPN. Filmed and Edited by Evolve Digital Cinema. What if a country's biggest athlete, a legend, a hero, a player who brought the nation some of its biggest sporting moments, was at practice one day and was suddenly taken into custody by masked men? What if he was held for months, tortured, his career ended, banned from his team and for playing for his country, all because he expressed his political views? It's not a storyline from a Hollywood script -- that is what allegedly happened in Bahrain. Specifically, it's what Alaa Hubail says happened to him. Hubail is the most famous soccer player in Bahrain and says similar treatment was forced on his brother, Mohammad, also a member of Bahrain's national soccer team; and to Anwar Al-Makki, Bahrain's internationally ranked table-tennis champion. In a story largely ignored by the Western world, these athletes describe in detail the horrific torture they endured at the hands of their government -- a government that is allied with the United States despite allegations of human rights abuses against pro-democracy protestors. E:60 goes to the Middle East for the first time to investigate how athletes were caught up in the clash of democracy, freedom, repression and politics. Jeremy Schaap reports.
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A demonstration called for by the liberal Wa'ad political society in Bahrain in solidarity with the Egyptians and demands the removal of Mubarak
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سياسيون أمريكيون يطالبون البيت الأبيض بالتحرك تجاه ما يحدث من انتهاكات لحقوق الإنسان في البحرين Al Jazeera English الجزيرة الإنجليزية
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Kara David interviews OFW Lorna Aparejado about her recent return to the Philippines from Bahrain, where political tensions have erupted into violence and placed the lives of Filipino workers in danger.
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A predominantly Shiite Newspaper has been reporting LIES about the current political situation in Bahrain by stealing news items from international news agencies and presenting them as Current events. Stolen news dating as far back as 2005 has been used by Al Wasat Newspaper & has been stolen from many countries like Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and so on.
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The Gulf nation of Bahrain has announced that 47 medical workers who treated pro-democracy protesters during the nation's popular uprising will be tried before a military court on charges of acting against the state. Some could face the death penalty for providing medical assistance to protesters. Human rights groups say the arrests are part of a campaign of intimidation that runs directly counter to the Geneva Convention, which guarantees medical care to people wounded in conflict. We speak with Richard Sollom of Physicians for Human Rights. He recently traveled to Bahrain to document the situation there and is the co-author of a new report, "Do No Harm: A Call for Bahrain to End Systematic Attacks on Doctors and Patients.
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A human rights group says Bahraini security forces intimidate and torture hospitalized opposition members. Physicians for Human Rights on Friday joined the chorus of organizations that have charged Bahraini security officials with targeting doctors and patients. The report details attacks on "physicians, medical staff, patients and unarmed civilians with the use of bird shot, physical beatings, rubber bullets, tear gas and unidentified chemical agents," the group says. This report echoes reports released earlier this month by Human Rights Watch and Doctors Without Borders.
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Bahrain Blogger Lamees Dhaif and her family have been harassed because of Lamees' posts criticizing the Bahrain government. She is now based outside of Bahrain and unable to blog. She shares her story in the Arab Spring session during Netroots Nation 2011 held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Asked if she's scared that there will be consequences of her speaking out at Netroots Nations 2011: "I know that I will pay for it with a very high price. But if I keep quiet, more and more people are paying every day." For more information, news, and opinions, visit Alleba Politics at politics.alleba.com.
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Attalla (cigAwet Productions) performs UNRELEASED music LIVE from the coming album 'Countless Blessings' in UNITE BAHRAIN concert at BIC (Bahrain International Circuit) Putting aside all conflicts, political issues and tension.. Bahrain come together as one !
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In light of the events that are happening in Bahrain, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs in GCC have gathered in Manama to show support for the Bahraini Government. The Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs says in an earlier segment of the video said that the intervention on Pearl Roundabout was necessary because the country was on the "edge of sectarian war". He also mentions how the riot police used minimum force and that the protestors carried weapons and guns. During the questions segment, a Bahraini reporter on site mentions what happened in her own account, pleading that we need blood and to tend to the injured as the medics were prevented from taking the injured by the riot police as well as doctors, going as far as beating a doctor. She is barely able to contain her tears. He implies that this is an "insult to the army". Please watch and judge for yourselves.
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Aljazeera English report about Bahrain's Condition 15Feb 2011 and telephone conversation with Maryam AlKhuwaja
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