11th November 2013

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

Local Rights Group Launches Innovative Campaign to End Impunity in Bahrain
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) launched its campaign to End Impunity in Bahrain on 1 November 2013. During the campaign, names and charges against individuals in the government will be revealed, from the lowest level ofcers to the highest levels of government, among those responsible for and directly involved in the ongoing human rights violations in the country. Every day from 1 November until the International Day to End Impunity on 23 November, several cards will be released under the banner Wanted for Justice in Bahrain. Read More Both men are currently serving sentences following their arrest alongside several other medics who had been treating injured protesters in Bahrain following the violent repression of the peaceful protest movement which had emerged in the country during the Spring of 2011. Dr. Ali Al-Ekri an orthopedic surgeon was abducted from the operating room at Salmaniya Hospital while performing surgery on 17 March 2011. He was initially given a 15 year sentence which has been reduced to 5 years on appeal. Read More of parliament, clerics, and others.

What became of the 31 Bahrainis who lost their citizenship last year?
One year has passed since 31 Bahrainis had their citizenships revoked as retribution for exercising their right to freedom of expression. The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) expresses its concern over the authorities' continued attacks on opposition activists, former members

On 7 November 2012, the owner of the Twitter account @7areghum, a cyber vigilante reportedly aligned to the authorities in Bahrain, posted on his Twitter timeline the names of 31 citizens whom he stated will have their citizenship revoked. Approximately 20 minutes later, the governmentissued a statement with the same list conrming the revocation of their citizenship. Read More Islands and The Walk in Riffa already closed, reported the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication. "Despite strong customer loyalty to the brand, the sales required for sustainable business were not achieved," said communications manager Colette Shannon from Supa Save Bahrain, which runs Bahrain's Waitrose shops under franchise. Read More

Bahrain: 'A Message from Behind Bars' Letter from Imprisoned Medics.
A letter has been received from imprisoned medics Dr. Ali Al-Ekri and Mr. Ibrahim Al-Demistani. They detail the overcrowded conditions in their prison, protest at the fabricated charges that resulted in their convictions, and announce their intent to set up a body bringing together medics for human rights in Bahrain.

Waitrose chain pulls out of Bahrain

High-end supermarket chain Waitrose is pulling out of Bahrain just two years after opening its rst store in the country, the company's regional partner said. Poor sales were cited as the reason for the decision, which has left two outlets at The Lagoon in Amwaj