(Al Jazeera English: 0405 PT, May 13, 2011) This exclusive report reveals the Bahraini government destroyed Shia mosques and religious institutions as part of its crackdown on dissent.
'The Mosques That Have Been Demolished, Most of Them Are Not Mosques'
(Al Jazeera English: 0609 PT, May 13, 2011) Adel Al-Moawda, deputy Chairman of the Bahraini Parliament, reponds to allegations of attacks on mosques and medical staff by Bahraini authorities.
(Al Jazeera English: 0408 PT, May 12, 2011) Al Jazeera's exclusive report on Bahrain looks at the abuse of medical workers as part of the government's crackdown on dissent.
'Bahrain Has Placed Healthcare at the Center of a System of Oppression'
(Al Jazeera English: 0408 PT, May 12, 2011) AJE interviews Christopher Stokes of Doctors Without Borders on the subject of the abuse of medical workers as part of the government's crackdown on dissent.
(Al Jazeera English: 1248 PT, May 6, 2011) The once massive pro-democracy protests in Bahrain has been reduced to small clashes between youth and police in predominantly Shia areas. Security forces have allegedly launched a brutal crackdown on protesters with beatings and sweeping arrests. Nearly 1,000 demonstrators have been imprisoned, among them doctors, artists and lawyers.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, says severe torture is being used against prisoners, and he is calling on the Bahraini government to stop intimidating and harassing human rights defenders and political activists. May Welsh reports.
(Al Jazeera English: 0000 PST, March 18, 2011) Bahrain's largest opposition group has urged Saudi Arabia to withdraw its forces and called for a UN inquiry into the the government's on-going crackdown. Clashes between security forces and anti goverment protesters continue, spilling into villages across the country. Our special correspondent, whom we are not naming for security reasons, filed this report
(Euronews: 0728 PST, March 17, 2011) Pictures have emerged of the brutal police crackdown on protesters in Bahrain. Apparently unarmed demonstrators were shot by security forces. At least six people have been killed in the latest violence, three protesters and three police officers. Medical sources say dozens of people were taken to hospital, hit by rubber bullets or shotgun pellets, with many suffering from tear gas inhalation.
Iranian Anger, Concern Over Bahrain Crackdown
(Associated Press: 1216 PST, March 17, 2011) There were demonstrations in Iran Thursday, and protests in Shi'ite communities elsewhere over the crackdown on Bahrain's pro-democracy movement. Streets in the capital Manama were quiet but riot police were using tear gas in some suburbs.
Bahrain Update
(Al Jazeera English: 0331 PST, March 17, 2011) Al Jazeera's correspondent in the capital Manama has the latest on the situation in Bahrain a day after the brutal crackdown.
(Al Jazeera English: 0354 PST, March 16, 2011) The Bahraini security forces, in a predawn swoop on the Pearl Roundabout in Manama, have driven away the pro-democracy protesters aided by the Apache helicopters and tear gas canisters.
The protesters are nowhere to be seen and the Pearl Roundabout is now back under the control of the authorities. Two protesters and two policemen have been killed in the violence so far. Alan Fisher reports.
(Euronews: 1313 PST, March 15, 2011) Bahrain has introduced martial law in an effort to end weeks of anti-government protests. It comes a day after Saudi troops moved into the Sunni-ruled island to quell the unrest.
Iran has voiced concern over the situation, and attacked the presence of foreign forces in Bahrain.
(Al Jazeera English: 0832 PST, March 15, 2011) The king of Bahrain has declared a state of emergency across the country for three months. Local police are now being backed up by 1,000 Saudi troops, who entered the country on Monday following weeks of political unrest.
Among those wounded in violent protests are undercover police found in the Shia areas of Bahrain, where hospital staffers are overwhelmed by the influx of the injured. Al Jazeera's correspondent sent this report from a hospital in the capital, Manama.
(Euronews: 0155 PST, March 14, 2011) In one of the most violent confrontations since troops killed seven protesters last month, police used tear gas and water cannon to break up demonstrations against the kingdom's royal family. Witnesses said rubber bullets were also fired by police.
Bahrain is gripped in its worst unrest since the 1990s. For several weeks now the Shi'ite majority has held rallies complaining against what it says is discrimination by the ruling Sunni minority.
(Euronews: 0934 PST, March 7, 2011) Anti-government protesters in Bahrain have staged a peaceful demonstration outside the American embassy to demand the US cut its ties with the Gulf state's leadership. But, unlike last month's protests, which were met with a violent response by authorities, the activists in Manama were offered doughnuts by U.S. staff.
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