Throngs of anti-government protesters and riot police were locked in a bitter skirmish, Friday, in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, after authorities denied a request for an opposition rally. Friday’s protests was the most recent flare-up in a two-year long conflict between the Sunni-led government and the country’s majority Shiites that are seeking more of a political voice. Nearly...

On Tuesday, November 6, the Interior Ministry of Bahrain issued an order that stripped 31 Shiite Bahraini activists of their citizenship.  Activists have spoken out against this order via twitter: Mohamad Al Jaafri tweeted:         "To take the citizenship from 31 Bahrainis, before that taking it from a UAE citizen?! Are we living...

Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP On September 4, 2012, the Supreme Appeals Court in Bahrain upheld harsh sentences against 21 Bahraini activists who participated in protests last year. Seven were sentenced to a lifetime in prison, seven were sentenced with 5-15 year sentences, and the rest were tried as fugitives.  Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, a prominent Bahraini human rights activist who hold...

The following article was reposted from Movements.org.   On August 30, 2012, the public prosecutor in Bahrain refused to release Bahraini blogger Ahmad Al Reda, and extended his jail sentence for another 15 days under charges of “crowding” and “breaching public security.” Al Reda was arrested on May 16, 2011, without a warrant, after an interview with the BBC in which he criticized...

The twitter account of Bahraini political prisoner Nabil Rajab, who is currently serving a three year prison sentence for participating in political demonstrations, continues to be active. Rajab continues his cyber activism by tweeting messages directed at the Prime Minister and the King of Bahrain from prison. Although Rajab has no access to the internet, his friends have continued to post...