Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Bahrain uprising

Bahrain opposition leaders appear in court martial (AFP)
AFP - Bahraini opposition leaders appeared Sunday in a military court charged as part of a group of 21 with forming a terrorist organisation and attempting to overthrow the monarchy, a rights activist said, citing lawyers.
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Bahrain accuses activists of plots to topple state (AP)
AP - Bahrain's military prosecutor accused 21 political activists Sunday of seeking to overthrow the ruling monarchy with the help of a foreign terrorist group — an apparent reference to Iranian-backed militants — in a widening crackdown on a pro-reform uprising by the island nation's Shiite majority.
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Bahrain opposition crackdown continues
Al Jazeera now provides the clearest look yet at just how authorities in Bahrain are cracking down on the protest movement. The Shia majority has been demanding more freedoms from the Sunni leadership. But the government has all but shut down the widespread demonstrations that began in February. May Welsh explains in this exclusive report.
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U.S. labor urges trade pact with Bahrain be suspended (Reuters)
Reuters - The largest U.S. labor group wants President Barack Obama's administration to suspend a free trade pact with Bahrain over human rights abuses in the kingdom's crackdown on anti-government protests.
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