9th April 2013

BAHRAIN MEDIA ROUNDUP

Bahrain: 4 arrested in firebomb attack on foreign ministry
Bahrain says four suspects have been arrested after homemade rebombs were hurled at the foreign ministry in a possible escalation of antigovernment protests. The Interior Ministry said Tuesday there were no injuries or serious damage from the Molotov cocktails. The late Monday attack was a rare attempt to strike government ofces in the Gulf states more than 2year-old uprising, led by majority Shiites seeking a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. In the past, police stations, security vehicles and personnel have been targeted, but government or royal compounds have been largely untouched. Read More

Bahrain assailants hurl petrol bombs at ministry

Unknown assailants have hurled petrol bombs at Bahrains foreign ministry in the rst attack on a government building in more than two years of unrest, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. A group of terrorists attempted to attack the Dar Al Hukumah compound with petrol bombs, the ministry

said on its Twitter account, adding that guards repelled them and that there was no damage caused in the late Monday attack. The compound is the old headquarters of the government but it is now used by the foreign ministry and as administrative ofces. Pictures posted on Twitter microblogging site show masked men throwing petrol bombs at the complex in the centre of the capital of the Gulf kingdom. Read More prole as a major host of sporting activities by raising its international prole," says the event's sponsor, telecom operator VIVA. While Law is there promoting the school, it might be nice if he went to see the family of Ahmad Shams, the 15-year-old boy who was shot by the police, according to his family, while wearing a Man United shirt in March 2011, or popped in to see Dr. Fatima Haji, one of the medics in Bahrain who was tortured and interrogated about her connection to Man United. Read More

Bahrain's rights agenda scrutinized

Members of Parliament in Bahrain are called on to vote down a bill that would interfere with civil organizations, an international rights group said. The International Federation for Human

Rights, known by its French initials FIDH, said it was joined by its partners in expressing concern over a draft law on civil organizations under review in Bahrain. The groups said the measure would give the government the power to replace board members on civil organizations and prohibit them from engaging in political activity. Read More Bahrain International Circuit.

Manchester United, Denis Law, and Torture by the Bahrain Regime

This Saturday Manchester United legend Denis Law is going to Bahrain to promote the 2013 Manchester United Soccer School (MUSS). Law's appearance comes just one week before the Formula One race will take place in Bahrain. "The visit is set to happen during a signicant time in Bahrain's sporting calendar and is aimed at further strengthening Bahrain's

Increased Arrests Reported Around Bahrain Grand Prix Site

Less than two weeks before the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights expressed grave concerns about reports of increased house raids by masked men in civilian clothing and arrests in villages near the race site

The raids and arrests have been reported to have happened last week, the same week when Formula One mogul Bernie Ecclestone announced that he has no concerns about this years race nor has he heard of negative reports coming from the country. Reports indicate that fteen Bahrainis, mostly youths, have been arrested in two towns near the race site. Read More