Targetting activists 28 Mar 2008 | 08:36 am

I should have done this a long time ago. As Nido points out, Abdullah Mohsin, an activist and a blogger, is one of several people who have been locked up by the government since December on charges of...

Mawlid 21 Mar 2008 | 09:45 am

From neighbouring Kuwait:

Dissolve the Supreme Council for Women 13 Mar 2008 | 05:07 am

Ghada Jamsheer, of the Women’s Petition Committee, issued this call on International Women’s Day. Rightly, she points out that the Supreme Council for Women is more an institution of royalist patriarc...

Hunger, inflation and cats in Bahrain 12 Mar 2008 | 06:32 am

Embedded reporting 2 Mar 2008 | 09:25 am

Footage of the protester’s clash with the riot police on Wednesday… from the vantage point of the protesters: Brave photographer! Another youtube reporter, Abualisalman, has more footage from the fron...

كان يا زمان 2 Mar 2008 | 08:38 am

Once upon a time in Bahrain: ارقص على تعبي واحلم

Monopoly on legitimate violence 21 May 2007 | 07:37 am

The riot police has yet again attacked a seminar in support of Mushaima and Al Khawaja, this one near Mushaima’s home in Jidhafs. Below are photos from the attack on yesterday’s seminar in Nuwaidrat. ...

No ceasefire 20 May 2007 | 08:02 am

Riot police attacked a seminar this evening in support of Hassan Mushaima and Abdulhadi Alkhawaja. They used tear gas and rubber bullets. According to some online reports, Waad’s Ibrahim Sharif was in...

Demand a decent life 24 Apr 2007 | 07:35 am

“150 dinars + no house = poverty and deprivation” — Photo source: ShaheedBH.com Statements from the prime minister that “new steps are being taken to help needy families in Bahrain” are a dime a dozen...

One-family spirit 14 Apr 2007 | 09:11 am

The front page of the GDN announced yesterday: His Majesty also praised the one-family spirit in the kingdom as he received villagers from Al Jasra and Budaiya at Al Safriya Palace. Of course His Maje...