31st October 2013

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

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Bahrain police close art display on prodemocracy uprising
Bahraini authorities have shut and dismantled an exhibition on antigovernment protests staged by the main Shi'ite opposition group al-Wefaq, saying it violates the law and incites hatred.! Unrest has gripped Bahrain, a Western ally which hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet, since the 2011 uprising led by majority Shi'ites demanding reforms and more share in running the kingdom ruled by the Sunni Muslim al-Khalifa dynasty.! The "Museum of the Revolution" exhibition was closed on Wednesday two days after al-Wefaq opened it at one of its ofces, displaying samples of used riot-control munitions, paintings and artifacts depicting the prodemocracy protests.! Read More! hall contained displays promoting "hatred."! But opposition group Al Wefaq said the storming Wednesday was unjustied because the topics are mentioned in a government-backed report in 2011 on the struggles between Bahrain's Shiite majority and its Sunni rulers. The exhibition included depictions of protesters killed in clashes and interrogation rooms used for alleged torture.! Read More!

Bahrain shuts down exhibition on antigovernment uprising

Bahraini riot police have stormed a building housing an exhibition dedicated to antigovernment uprising and shut down the display, which was organized by the main opposition group, on grounds it contains incitement material and violates the law.

The raid on the Museum of Revolution exhibition came on Wednesday, two days after Shiite opposition group alWefaq opened it in one of their offices. The display included scenes depicting ongoing unrest in Bahrain, such as protesters killed in clashes with security forces and alleged torture inside jails, as well as samples of used riot-control munitions and used tear gas canisters.
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Bahrain police raid headquarters of largest opposition group

A senior ofcial in Bahrain's main opposition group says it plans to le a complaint with the United Nations over a police raid on an exhibition chronicling the Arab Spring-inspired uprising in the Gulf nation.! Authorities on Thursday claimed the museum-style

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All Talk
For two years, the talk in Bahrain was all about talks. The island nation's political crisis that started amid the Arab Spring could be solved, it was reckoned, if everyone could sit down at the same table. Just starting the discussion seemed to be the biggest obstacle.! But, over the last seven months, many in Bahrain seem to have lost faith in

the power of negotiation. The country's long-awaited National Dialogue opened in February and, after a holiday break, resumed on Oct. 30. But it has so far failed to produce much consensus. There isn't even an agenda yet, because participants haven't agreed on one. "We didn't move one inch forward," said Ahmed Alsaati, a member of parliament and delegate to the dialogue, summarizing the talks to date. "We spent more than seven months discussing what is the denition of this word or that word,"! Read More!

Bahrain: Intensified judicial harassment faced by Mr. Mohammed AlMaskati and other members of BYSHR
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint

programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Bahrain.! New information:! Read More!

dangerous and despicable.!

Bahraini MPs call to excommunicate dangerous US ambassador

The US ambassador to Bahrain has dismissed calls for him to be excommunicated amid criticism that he is

Bahraini MPs have demanded the government cut ties with Thomas Krajeski, claiming he is attempting to interfere in the countrys politics by holding meetings with the opposition and antigovernment protesters.! Read More!