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Human rights protester lodges criminal complaint against Bahrain Embassy
A human rights protester has lodged a criminal complaint against staff at the Bahrain Embassy alleging attempted murder on the night of his rooftop demonstration. Moosa Mohammed claimed he was beaten up and threatened with being thrown from the embassy roof. The embassy has described his claims as baseless and accused him of trespass.
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Police break down door of Bahrain Embassy in UK after roof protester ‘threatened’
Moosa Mohammed was so keen to protest the execution of two men in Bahrain last month that he climbed onto the roof of the embassy.
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Britain to build permanent navy base in Bahrain
Foreign Secretary signs deal for expanded UK military presence in the Gulf, despite concerns over Bahrain’s human rights record.
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The activists ‘hacked’ by the government of Bahrain
They came to the UK to seek refuge – but now exiled Bahraini democracy activists have been alarmed to find their online activities may have been under surveillance by the government of Bahrain.
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Bahrain prince ‘not immune’ over torture claims
The high court declares the king of Bahrain’s son does not have immunity from prosecution for torture, after the DPP conceded she was wrong not to pursue the case on immunity grounds.
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Is grand prix a lose-lose race for Bahrain’s royal family?
Bahrain’s royal family faces a lose-lose situation ahead of the grand prix: cancel it and lose face, or let it proceed and become a hook for adverse media coverage, writes activist Dr Ala’a Shehabi.
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Has Bahrain’s human rights situation really improved?
The political and human rights environment in Bahrain ahead of this weekend’s grand prix is much calmer than in 2012 or 2013, argues Mohammed Al Sayed of the pro-government Citizens for Bahrain group.
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Smuggled footage of Bahrain crackdown
Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller takes up the story of the anti-government protest movement in Bahrain, a week after being arrested and deported.
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Bahrain protests continue around F1 Grand Prix
Demonstrators in Bahrain protest today’s Grand Prix denouncing it as a gaudy spectacle, and continue to call for a change in government.
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Channel 4 News team arrested in Bahrain
Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller and his team have been arrested while reporting from Bahrain.
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Protesters clash with police in Bahrain as F1 begins
As demonstrators clash with police in Bahrain in the run-up to the grand prix, a government spokesman denies to Channel 4 News that protesters have been tortured or mistreated.
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Human rights crisis in Bahrain ‘not over’
Ahead of Bahrain hosting the Grand Prix, Amnesty International accuses the government of failing to address its human rights violations.
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Bahrain grand prix ‘to go ahead’, despite opposition
Formula 1’s governing body says Bahrain’s grand prix will take place on 22 April, despite continuing protests against the kingdom’s ruling Sunni monarchy for its repression of opposition.
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Calls to drop F1 grow as Bahrain hunger striker hospitalised
As the sister of hunger striker, Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, speaks to Channel 4 News about his detention at a military hospital, calls to abandon the Formula One race mount.
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‘Situation critical’ as Bahrain hunger striker nears death
As concerns grow for the life of leading Bahrain activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a Dublin-based human rights group tells Channel 4 News violence will escalate in the kingdom if Abdulhadi dies.
