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Bahrain Protests

Formula for Disaster

James Elliott | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Sport
Read More: Bahrain, Formula One, Human Rights, British Foreign Policy, Bahrain Protests, Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1, UK Sport News
James Elliott

Beneath the royal weddings, Formula One races and other events that bore many normal people (myself included), the Anglo-Bahraini relationship is purely material. Bahrain has at least ten years of oil reserves left, and produces 40,000 barrels a day, representing a serious resource pool for British energy needs.

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Bahrain: The Bigger Picture

Salman Al Jalahma | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Arab World, Bahrain Violence, Bahrain Human Rights, Bahrain Protests, Bahrain Uprising, Bahrain, Democracy, Bahrain Demonstrations, Bahrain Crackdown, Bahrain News, Formula One, Arabs, Arab Spring, Arab, Saudi Arabia, Protest, Formula 1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, UK Politics News
Salman Al Jalahma

In reality, Bahrain has an extremely complex political and societal fabric that needs to be understood. The vast spectrum of opinions consequently led to the formation of 21 political societies, all whose voices need to be considered to ensure change by consensus.

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Bahrain's Black Flag Grand Prix

Neil Durkin | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Bahrain, Grand Prix, Formula One, Bahrain Protests, Sebastian Vettel, Manama, Bernie Ecclestone, UK Politics News
Neil Durkin

Like last year and the year before that (when the Bahrain race was cancelled), the imminent arrival of hi-tech racing cars, celebrity drivers, harassed team crews (and doubtless several crates of soon-to-be-wasted Moët) on the tiny island state of Bahrain has now become an annual occasion for examining the country's human rights record. That record, like the famous Formula One finishing flag, is ... well, extremely chequered.

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Bahrain Police Question British TV Crew

The Huffington Post UK/PA | David Hobbs | Posted 19.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Itv, Formula One, UK News, Bahrain Protests, Formula 1, Bahrain, UK Sport, F1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, UK News

A British TV crew were held and questioned at a police station in Bahrain as they filmed ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix. The ITV team of five had tra...

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United Risk Row Over Denis Law's Bahrain Visit

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Sport
Read More: Bahrain GP, Bahrain Protests, Manchester United, Denis Law, UK Football, UK Sport, Bahrain, Bahrain Grand Prix, Manchester United Bahrain, Denis Law Bahrain, UK Sport News

Manchester United have run the risk of a political row after it emerged club legend Denis Law would be visiting Bahrain to attend the Reds's latest so...

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PHOTOS: Temperatures Rise In Bahrain As F1 Grand Prix Nears

The Huffington Post UK | David Hobbs | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK
Read More: Formula One, UK Impact, Bahrain Human Rights, UK News, Bahrain Protests, Human Rights Watch, Bahrain, UK Sport, F1, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, Bahrain Center for Human Rights, UK News

Updated: 12 April 2013 information from race organisers Tension in Bahrain is rising again as the country prepares for next weekend's Grand Prix, 1...

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Doha, Beckham and the 'Arab Summer'

Damon Boughen | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Qatar World Cup, Qatar World Cup 2022, Qatar, Psg, David Beckham, Arab Spring, Bahrain Protests, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Arab-Summer, Human Rights, UK Politics News
Damon Boughen

Several people this week found out that Qatar existed after the signing of David Beckham to Paris St. Germain.

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Bahrain Protests Grow After Video Shows Alleged Police Brutality (PICTURES, VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | David Hobbs | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK
Read More: Police Brutality, Bahrain, Bahrain Human Rights, UK News, Bahrain Protests, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, Video, UK News

Bahrain authorities have launched an investigation into alleged police brutality after officers were secretly filmed beating up an unarmed man. The...

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UK Government Must Act to End the Ongoing Repression of Teachers in Bahrain

Dr Patrick Roach | Posted 19.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: UK Government, Human Rights, Bahrain Human Rights, William Hague, Nasuwt, Bahrain Protests, Foreign Affairs, Education International, Bahrain, Foreign Policy, UK Universities & Education News
Dr Patrick Roach

The NASUWT has provided evidence of the scale of human rights abuses in this case to Government ministers and the Bahrain Embassy, yet Ministers here appear unwilling to challenge robustly the Bahraini authorities. Why?

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'What Have We Got To Lose?'

The Huffington Post UK | David Hobbs | Posted 27.09.2012 | UK
Read More: Bahrain Protests, Wec, Bahrain, Amnesty International, F1, Motor Sports, Formula One, Fia, Video, UK News, UK Impact, Motor Sport, Middle East, Human Rights Watch, Formula 1, World Endurance Championship, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, UK News

Protesters in Bahrain have stepped up their campaign against the country's rulers and moved their demonstrations into the capital, where they have bee...

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Arab Spring - Revolution & Counter-Revolution

James Denselow | Posted 14.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Middle East Protests, Tunisia Protests, Arab Spring, Bahrain Protests, Egypt Revolution, Arab Spring Protests, Syria Protests, Libya Protests, UK, World, Home News
James Denselow

Reuters correspondent Lin Noueihed and Middle East analyst Alex Warren have written an comprehensive account of the revolution and counter-revolution underpinning the Arab Spring over a year after its inception.

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The Crown Prince and the Comedian: When Salman met Bernie

David Hobbs | Posted 21.06.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Formula One, Arab Spring, Bahrain GP, Bahrain Protests, Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, Bahrain, F1, Bahrain Grand Prix, Crown Prince Salman Al-Khalifa, Bahrain Protesters, UK Sport News
David Hobbs

There was some eloquent PR spin from Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa as he took a leisurely stroll around the Sakhir circuit paddock with F1's boss, Bernie Ecclestone. Both were mobbed by reporters naturally hungry for comment on the political-cum-social-cum-sporting situation (or fiasco depending on your point of view) in the kingdom, but only one of them really made an effort to answer the questions and offer valid thoughts on Bahrain's problems.

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PICTURES: Demonstrations Intensify Ahead Of Sunday's Race

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Bahrain Crackdown, Bahrain Violence, UK News, Bahrain Human Rights, Bahrain Protests, Bahrain Race, Poll, Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain Demonstrations, Bahrain Protesters, Bahrain Anti-Government Protests, UK News

The body of a man has been found following clashes between protesters and police overnight in Bahrain. The victim had been shot, according to activis...

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Ecclestone Under Fire From Hunger-Striker's Wife Over Bahrain GP

The Huffington Post UK/PA | David Hobbs | Posted 18.04.2012 | UK
Read More: Formula One, House of Commons, UK Parliament, Bahrain GP, UK Impact, Bahrain Protests, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, Bahrain, UK Sport, UK Sport News, F1, Bahrain Grand Prix, UK News

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has been accused of "ignoring" the plight of a jailed Bahraini activist who has been on hunger strike for two month...

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Will the Women of the Arab Spring be forgotten?

Helena Williams | Posted 16.02.2012 | UK
Read More: Bahrain, Women's Rights, Mohamed Bouazizi, Arab Spring, Bahrain Protests, Frontline Club, Maryam Alkhawaja, UK News
Helena Williams

A year ago Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi torched himself out of economic despair. Little did he know that his act would spark the uprisings that tore through the Middle East and North Africa in 2011.

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Phone Hacking: Resigned Commissioner Yates Finds Work In Bahrain

PA | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK
Read More: Metropolitan Police, Phone Hacking, UK News, Bahrain Protests, UK Police, Bahrain, Phone Hacking Scandal, UK News

Former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner John Yates has been appointed to oversee reform of the police force in Bahrain, it has been reported...

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The 'Arab Spring' and Ramadan

Maan Al-Majali | Posted 17.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Social Media, Libya, Yemen, Jordan, Arab Spring, Bahrain Protests, Egypt, Ramadan, Syria, Middle East, UK News
Maan Al-Majali

The Holy month of Ramadan kicks off on August 1st - how will this affect the current political stalemates we are seeing across the Middle East?

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