4th November 2013

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

Bahrain Revolution Museum shut down
The leader of Bahrain's opposition party, Ali Salman, has been arrested and charged with insulting the authorities. The move came after his party, al-Wefaq, opened "The Revolution Museum", including images of what was said to be the torture of pro-democracy campaigners. BBC Arab Affairs Analyst Leana Hosea reports. Watch here the U.S. Fifth Fleet, accused Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard of setting up the "terror" cell, which it said planned to attack its airport and government buildings. Bahrain has accused Shi'ite power Iran of fuelling unrest in the country since a 2011 uprising led by majority Shi'ites demanding reforms and more share in running the kingdom ruled by the Sunni Muslim al-Khalifa dynasty. Read More The defendants were part of a group of 24 on trial, of whom 14 were acquitted.

Bahrain Shia opposition leader charged with insulting interior ministry

The leader of Bahrains main Shia opposition group, the al-Wefaq Islamic Association, has been charged with insulting the interior ministry by the countrys public prosecutor.

The groups secretary general, Sheikh Ali Salman, has become the most senior opposition gure to be charged since the Shia majority began protests in 2011 demanding political change and a greater role in the country, which is run by the Sunni royal family. Salman was interrogated on Sunday about an opposition exhibition which authorities shut down last week due to being illegal and inciting hatred.! Read More The sentence, Gulf News reports, follows another verdict against the opposition: Ali Salman, leader of the main opposition party Al Wefaq, was charged with insulting and telling lies against authorities. In Bahrain, a small and powerful emirate in the Gulf, a Sunni royal family rules on a Shiite-majority population. Read More

Bahrain jails four for life, six to 15 years for Iran-linked cell
A Bahraini court sentenced four Shi'ite Muslims to life and six others to 15 years in jail on charges of setting up a militant cell linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard that aimed at assassinating public gures in the Gulf Arab kingdom. In February, Bahrain, a Western ally which hosts

Bahrain: life terms for suspected Iranbacked terror cell

Four members of Bahrain's opposition were served life sentences and another six were sentenced to 15 years in jail on charges of organizing a cell backed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards with the aim of destabilizing the country by murdering key gures.

Bahrain jails Iranlinked cell members

A Manama court on Sunday (November 3rd) jailed four members of an Iran-linked "terrorist cell" for life and sentenced six others to 15year terms for forming a cell to mount attacks in Bahrain, AFP reported.

The interior ministry announced in February it had busted a "terrorist cell" which planned to carry out attacks on sensitive military and civilian sites as well as public gures. Read More

PHOTOS: Shia Mourners TearGassed in Bahrain

Shia mourners, commemorating the beginning of the Islamic month!Muharram, have been tear-gassed in Bahrain, say activists, who accuse the Bahraini regime of attacking religious freedom in the restive Arab state.

The Month of Muharram is a month of mourning for Muslims of the Shia faith. The 10th day of Muharram, or Ashoora, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain bin Ali, Prophet Muhammed's grandson in the Battle of Karbala, which took place in the year 680, in Iraq. The occasion is marked by processions across towns and villages, as well as readings in congregation halls for members of the Shia faith. Read More

Red Arrows hit Bahrain as Britain bids to sell weapons to royal family
Britain is to send the Royal Air Force Red Arrows display team to perform ! Bahrain, just weeks afternegotiations opened!on the sale of BAE Euroghter jets to the tiny Gulf Kingdom. Bahrains ruling family has been engaged in brutal repression of protesters since a democratic uprising

began i n February 2011. Britain has been repeatedly criticised for selling weapons and other military hardware to the regime while the crackdown continues. Earlier today, Index reported the awarding of yet another international prize to the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, which has been battling peacefully for democracy in Bahrain under increasing repression since the uprising. The campaign group won the Norwegian Rafto Human Rights Prize. Read More

and assembly in the Gulf kingdom, the award committee said.

Bahrain Center for Human Rights wins Norwegian Rafto Prize

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) was awarded the Rafto Prize for human rights at a ceremony in Bergen, Norway last night. BCHR won for its peaceful ght for fundamental rights of freedom of expression

Acting president of BCHR, Maryam Alkhawaja, was in Bergen to accept the prize. President Nabeel Rajab has been imprisoned since July 2012 for criticising authorities on Twitter. Marayams father and sister, Abdulhadi and Zainab, prominent human rights defenders in Bahrain, are also jailed for their opposition to the regime. Read More