Bahraini regime forces have fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up an anti-regime protest near the capital, Manama. Demonstrators took to the streets once again in the village of Sitra near Manama to demand the release of former opposition lawmaker Khalil al-Marzooq. Marzooq had been summoned to court and charged with inciting terrorism during ...

[caption id="attachment_51304" align="alignright" width="210"] Former Bahraini opposition lawmaker Khalil Marzooq[/caption] Amnesty International has called on the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain to release former opposition lawmaker Khalil al-Marzooq. Khalil al-Marzooq is a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned only for his vehement criticism of the government,...

Main Bahraini opposition groups have boycotted the countrys national reconciliation talks to protest against the arrest of a top opposition figure. The coalition of five groups, including the main opposition party al-Wefaq, said on Wednesday that it has suspended its participation in the talks until further notice. The decision was made a day after ...