Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) has distanced itself from a statement by its secretary general in which he said that some of the officers named and shamed as torturers in a report by Human Rights Watch were in fact innocent. The report released on Monday in Manama quoted former detainees who said that they...
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Bahrain will next week launch a radio station addressed mainly to young people, sources have said. “The Youth Radio is scheduled to start on Sunday to coincide with the celebrations marking the anniversary of the National Action Charter and will feature programmes addressing issues mainly related to young people in Bahrain and the region,”...
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A Kuwaiti lawmaker has warned against allowing a national festival to degenerate to a display of immoral behaviour. “Organisers of the February Nights Festival should pay close attention to some attitudes and behaviour that clash with our Islamic values and social traditions,” MP Waleed Al Tabtabai said. “We are concerned about the inappropriate clothes...
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Bahrain has dropped the 72-hour visas given to all expatriates living in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries regardless of their occupations. According to the new set of regulations, visas will also be issued at entry points to expatriates holding senior positions, such as bankers, managers, doctors and engineers, and their families. Representatives of trade...
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