Bahrain's government revoked the citizenship of 31 activists, clerics and human rights lawyers, including dissidents Saeed al-Shehabi and Ali Mushaima. The interior ministry cited the country's Citizenship Act, which "allows the kingdom the right to revoke ...

After an explosion claimed two lives in Bahrain, the U.S. State Department condemned the violence, saying, "we remain deeply concerned about the rise of tensions in Bahrain. Recent violence in Bahrain has claimed the lives ...

Two foreign workers were killed in the capitol Manama after five explosions went off November 5. Bahrain's Prime Minister described the acts as "heinous" crimes, while the country's top police officer called them "acts of terror." Matar ...

              Yesterday, State Department Spokesman Mark Toner expressed concern regarding the Government of Bahrain's recent ban on all gatherings. "We urge the Government of Bahrain to uphold its international commitments and ensure that its citizens are able to exercise – ...

Shadi Mokhtari wrote a piece detailing the growth of human rights movements within the Middle East. Regional voices calling for increased attention to human rights have grown in both  number and legitimacy over the past two years. "Where they ...

Bahrain Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid al-Khalifa announced a government ban on all protests and gatherings, citing "repeated abuses" of freedom of speech and expression. Al-Khalifa called rallies and gatherings “a major threat to the safety of the public,” and

Maryam al-Khawaja, acting president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, wrote an article criticizing the Bahraini regime's characterization of the opposition as a Shia monolith. Al-Khawaja says that protesters have been representative of all Bahraini demographics since the early ...

PEN International, an organization of writers working to promote literature and defend freedom of expression, released a statement on October 25 calling for the government of Bahrain to implement recommendations from the U.N. Human Rights Council, along with those ...

On 21 October, the Bahraini Government announced the arrest of seven individuals alleged to have been linked to the recent bombing attack which killed 19 year-old police officer Imran Mohammed Ahmed, and wounded one other. According to the ...

Toby Jones, in a featured article for the Middle East Research and Information Report, discussed how opposition movements in the Gulf countries are affecting the United States. Jones argues the key task for the U.S. "is to aid ...

Four Bahraini's were detained on charges of defaming the Gulf country's king on Twitter. The defendants will face "an urgent trial before the criminal court," prosecutor Ahmed Bucheeri said. On Thursday Bahrain's parliament called on all ministers ...

The American Enterprise Institute (A.E.I.) released a graph along with cited sources, illustrating the number of injuries and casualties sustained in Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen since the start of the Arab Spring. The chart is ...

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah provoked outrage by opposition groups after suggesting an amendment to a key constituency electoral law. Demonstrations comprised of between 5,000-20,000 people also broke out yesterday. Speaking to the protesters, former lawmaker Musallam al-Barrak

Two days after police used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Manama, King  Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa called for a national dialogue to quell mounting tensions in the country. In an address to the ...

The Financial Times released a special report entitled "Arab World: Banking and Finance," with key articles on Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar. Simeon Kerr wrote on Bahrain, noting the country ...

A group of two Senators and 22 Representatives have issued a letter calling for King Hamad of Bahrain to pardon eight medics currently in custody in order “to adhere to international norms of medical neutrality.” The group suggests that ...

In an op-ed, professor Mark LeVine describes why democratic transitions have been so drastically different across the Middle East. He argued that the initial movement in Syria was not as successful as Egypt or Tunisia due in part to a ...