In Bahrain, An Uprising Unabated
The United States needs to halt its assistance to Bahrain until the country implements promised democratic reforms.
Bahrain Sought to Divide and Conquer Protestors by Blaming Shias
Thanks to the crackdown, Bahrain is increasingly riven by sectarianism, with a more energized Sunni minority and a discredited Shia parliamentary bloc.
Bahrain: the Tear Gas Regime
Bahrain finds an off-label use for tear gas as chemical warfare.
Review: Bahrain, Shouting in the Dark
A new documentary portrays the least famous and least successful of the Arab revolts.
The United Nations is Failing Syria
Now is the time for the world’s leaders to show support for human rights in practice, not just words.
U.S. Thinks Road to Bahrain’s Heart Is Through Its Appetite for Weaponry
This month the United States lifted restrictions on a host of sales to the moderate Crown Prince of Bahrain in hopes of increasing his influence in the government.
Lip Service Is All the Bahraini Opposition Will Ever Get From Washington*
President Obama promised that he’d stop buttressing autocratic regimes, but Bahrain’s popular revolt is still being crushed.
Operation Lip Service
A year after President Obama promised that Washington would stop buttressing autocratic regimes, Bahrain’s popular revolt is still being crushed.
Bahrain : United States :: Syria : Russia
As it criticizes Russia for its military support of Syria, the Obama administration should reexamine its relationship with Bahrain.
PHOTO: Human Rights Activism in Bahrain
An anti-government protester flashes a victory sign in front of riot police during an anti-government rally demanding the release of human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, in Manama, Bahrain.
Swift Boat to Bahrain
Despite a pause on most security cooperation with Bahrain, the United States is still supplying it with boats.
Timoney Time in Bahrain
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has hired the heavy-handed former police chief of Philadelphia and Miami.
Does U.S. Believe Arms Deal With Bahrain Will Encourage Human Rights?
The United States is going ahead with an arms sale to Bahrain despite Congressional opposition and criticism from human rights observers.
Bahrain’s Courageous Doctors
Medical ethics has a long and honorable history that U.S. officials and medical professionals must uphold for the doctors and nurses in Bahrain.
Poets Stand Up
On the Walk of Shame, poets visit the embassies of Burma, Yemen, and Turkmenistan to read aloud the poems that can’t be read inside those countries.