2nd July 2012

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

British police investigate Bahrain bomb plot
Britain has sent a team of forensic detectives from the Metropolitan Police to Bahrain to help investigate a huge nd of advanced bomb-making materials. Ofcials say the explosives, which altogether weighed over 100kg, would have had catastrophic consequences. Some of it was packaged into bombs and combined with hundreds of iron balls to inict maximum casualties, they said. A statement by the opposition said it did not condone violence and that bomb-making was "wholly unacceptable". Clashes between riot police and masked protesters hurling homemade petrol bombs are a regular occurrence in certain Shiadominated villages. Read More for the establishment of a republic; others drew attention to the governments poor human rights record. Bahrains broad counterterrorism law called the Law with Respect to Protection of the Community against Terrorist Actsgave the government a potent legal weapon with which to respond to the protests. Passed in 2006, the law not only targets acts of violence, it also criminalizes actions meant to disrupt public order, threaten the countrys safety and security, or damag[e] national unity. Read More to the United Nations explaining their concerns about the ongoing human rights abuses taking place south of the Persian Gulf, though Britain refused to sign the statement. The British government is a long-standing ally of Bahrain as it wished to share political knowledge with the Bahraini minister regarding policies in Northern Ireland. Read More

British forensic detectives investigate Bahrain 'bomb plot'

A team of British forensic detectives have been dispatched to the island kingdom of Bahrain to investigate the discovery of bomb components. According to BBC News and Gulf News the explosives weighed some 100kg and were packed with hundreds of iron balls designed to inict maximum destruction.

The Bahraini authorities were tipped off last month and raided the towns of Salmabad and Hamad and discovered these materials. A senior police ofcial has stated this nd represents a "game changer" stating the devices "could not have been put together without help from outside the country." The Bahraini regime has accused Iran of meddling in its internal affairs and has blamed it for the unrest which began in February 2011 with the democratic insurrection which was subsequently brutally crushed by the Bahraini authorities. Read More The "shocking" pattern was discovered by the National Commission for Childhood, which operates under the Human Rights and Social Development Ministry, during its Peacemakers 2012 summer camp. "It has become a chronic problem now as children are suffering from high stress because of the violence they witness in the streets and they require counselling," said commission vice-president and programme director Dr Jihan Alumran. Read More towns and villages on Sunday. Similar demonstrations were also held in Bahrain on June 29. The Saudibacked regime forces attacked the protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets. Anti-government protests continue in the country despite the regimes violent crackdown. Read More

UAE, Bahrain begin joint military exercises

The current political unrest in Bahrain provides a compelling example of how counterterrorism laws can be misusedand how, by their broad terms, these laws lend themselves to misuse. Inspired by the uprisings that erupted across the Arab world, protesters took to the streets in Bahrain in early 2011, calling for democratic reforms. At mass protests, some demonstrators called

UAE, Bahrain start joined military maneuver

Growing numbers of Bahraini children are suffering from sleeping problems, eating disorders and aggressive behaviour due to ongoing polarisation of society, according to an expert. The symptoms of "chronic stress" has affected youngsters, aged between nine and 12, since last year's unrest, with some experiencing repeated nightmares.

Bahrainis demand release of prisoners

Bahraini anti-regime protesters have once again held demonstrations across the country to demand the release of all political prisoners and an end to social and religious discrimination. The demonstrators took to the streets in several

Britain entertains Bahraini regime for repression against civilians

Last Wednesday on June 27, British ofcials held private talks with Bahrains Interior Minister, Lt General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa. At the same time, more than 20 countries produced a statement