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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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Force India Formula 1 Team Witness Petrol Bomb Attack In Bahrain

The Huffington Post UK | Samuel Luckhurst | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: Petrol Bomb Bahrain, Sunni, F1, Poll, Shia, UK Motor Sport, Force India F1 Team, Bernie Eccelstone, Force India, Formula One, Bahrain GP, Manama, Bahrain Civil Unrest, UK Sport, Bahrain Grand Prix, UK Sport News

Members of the Force India Formula 1 team were caught up in a petrol bomb attack in Bahrain on Wednesday. One of the team members has returned home...

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Six Months On: How Bahrain's Street Was Silenced

Leo Cendrowicz | Posted 14.10.2011 | UK Politics
Read More: Al Khalifa, Fifth Fleet, Manama, Arab Spring, Bahrain, Cendrowicz, UK Politics News
Leo Cendrowicz

Six months ago, Bahrain seemed to be swept along with the Arab Spring. Today, however, hopes for real change seem dim.

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