Anti-government protesters in Bahrain have once again held new rallies to voice their anger at the continued imprisonment of leading opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman and other political activists.Demonstrators held a rally in the northwestern village of Diraz, located about 12 kilometers (seven miles) southeast of the capital Manama following the Friday prayers, and demanded the Read more [...]

Manama: A Smear campaign aimed at changing people’s way of life in Bahrain is being waged by the international media, according to a local think tank. Negative coverage of the country has increased markedly over the past four years – especially when compared to the way Iran is portrayed, Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) executive director Dr Khalid Al Ruwaihi told the GDN. He stopped short of describing the campaign as a full-blown Read more [...]

Thousands of protesters took to the street on Friday following central prayer in Duraz, west of the capital Manama. The protesters raised placards of the jailed opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman demanding freedom to all prisoners of conscience. The protesters also stressed the necessary need for a democratically elected government in a state that respects equal citizenship and human rights. Bahrain has been seeing day-and-night protests marching numerous areas across the country despite Read more [...]