Amid continuing unrest, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ratified constitutional reforms on Thursday in hopes of ending more than a year of protest. However the reforms fall short of opposition members expectations. Khalil Marzouk, a senior member ...

King Hamad Bin Aissa Al Khalifa of Bahrain accused foreign media of of exaggerating unrest and inciting violence. "It is quite clear that Bahrain has been targeted by purposeful, willful campaigns in some foreign media that sought to distort true facts, instigate violence, ...

Ed Husain penned an op-ed in the New York Times describing his experience as the guest of the Royal family in Bahrain. He describes Prince Salman bin Hamad as a “liberal’s liberal,” a western-educated reformer. He says the ...

Several people were reported injured as Bahrainis took part in a protest to mark International Workers' Day. The BBC's Frank Gardner was granted a five-minute interview with Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who is continuing into his 85th day of hunger strike. The ...

The Court of Cassation, Bahrain's highest court, ordered a retrial in a civil court in the cases of 21 opposition activists - including Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. U.K.'s foreign office welcomed the decision said in its statement, "we urge the ...

Following a five-day visit to the country, Human Rights Watch reports, "Bahrain’s police are beating and torturing detainees, including minors, despite public commitments to end torture and police impunity." According to Nadim Houry, deputy Middle East director of HRW, “Bahrain has ...

The location of hunger striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is still unknown as he enters his 79th day of hunger strike. Front Line Defenders called on the Minister of Interior, Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, to provide proof that al-Khawaja is ...

Writing for Foreign Policy, Christian Caryl addressed President Barack Obama decision on Monday to create a body called the Atrocities Prevention Board (APB).  The APB directly informs the highest levels of administration - including the White House - on mass human rights violations. The controversy

On Tuesday, a bomb exploded in the village of Diraz wounding four police officers, raising U.S. State Department concerns. Despite concerns about the increase and violence and calls for the government of Bahrain to permit peaceful protest ...

Abdulhadi al-Khawaja entered his 78th day of hunger strike today, but his whereabouts is still unconfirmed. His wife recalled their last phone conversation on Monday, saying, ""Something is very wrong. He was talking about accepting death as the ...

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon expressed concern about Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, and released a statement that, "urge the Bahraini authorities to resolve Mr. Al-Khawaja's case based on due process and humanitarian considerations without any further delay." However, concerns escalated as reports ...

Zainab al-Khawaja, daughter of human rights defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, has been detained for seven days while protesting for the release of her father, whose trial was delayed by another week. Amnesty International described the postponement as "toying ...

#OpBahrain is the hashtag given to hacker group Anonymous' most recent target: the Bahrain government and its Formula One (F1) race. After taking down the F1 website, Anonymous called for an end to violence from all sides, and ...

Bahrain's opposition claimed that a protester was killed during a class with policemen, threatening to escalate unrest while the world's attention is on the Gulf nation's Formula One (F1) race. Activists identified the body as Salah Abbas Habib, ...

On Thursday, Formula One (F1) teams began making preparations for the Bahrain Grand Prix to be held this Sunday despite international condemnations. Bahraini security forces clashed with protesters as they took to the streets protesting the controversial ...

John Yates, former Scotland Yard chief, said, "Along with my family, I feel completely safe. Indeed, safer than I have often felt in London," in the days leading up to the Formula One (F1) Grand Prix. Today, the ...

BBC's Middle East Correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes says holding the Formula One (F1) Grand Prix race in Bahrain is not so much a question of safety, but rather of morality. Interviewing both members of the opposition and government officials, Wingfield-Hayes says ...