NOVANEWS BY WORLDVIEW (AP/Hasan Jamali) A man passes a wall with pictures of jailed opposition figures and the word “steadfast” in Malkiya, Bahrain. A preeminent international law expert, DePaul University’s Cherif Bassiouni helped create the International Criminal Court […]
NOVANEWS by crescentandcross in Uncategorized Inter Press Service Peeved at Russia’s Security Council veto derailing a Western-sponsored resolution against Syria last week, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice implicitly accused the Russians of protecting the beleaguered government of President Bashar al-Assad primarily […]
NOVANEWS By Finian Cunningham Global Research The persistence of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain in the face of brutal repression may be giving Washington second thoughts about its unwavering support for the royal rulers of the […]
NOVANEWS “A 14-year-old boy was killed during a peaceful demonstration in Bahrain’s central town of Sitra today, where dozens of demonstrators took part in anti-government protests marking the feast of ‘Eid al-Fitr, the end of […]
NOVANEWS Angry Arab chief Bahrain correspondent wrote me this: “I thought I’d give you a few updates on Bahrain. Its been really depressing to be honest. The february days seem like a distant memory and […]
NOVANEWS While Front Line initially welcomed the appointment of the Royal Independent Investigation Committee and the decision to refer all remaining trials to civilian courts the organisation is concerned at the continued detention of 12 […]
Professor Eoin O’Brien writes in todays Irish Examiner on the findings of the recent humanitarian mission to Bahrain to offer support to imprisoned Bahraini doctors and their families.Three of the imprisoned doctors, Dr Ali Al […]
NOVANEWS Jalila Al Salman Front Line is deeply concerned for the safety and well being of Mrs Jalila Al Salman, vice president of the Bahrain Teachers’s Society and Mrs. Rula Al Saffar Assistant Professor […]
NOVANEWS The US Department of Defence yesterday denied reports that it was considering moving its Fifth Fleet from Bahrain. A spokesman, via e-mail, said there are no intentions to move the fleet and that reports […]
NOVANEWS THE US Navy is looking at plans to move its Fifth Fleet away from Bahrain amid fears over violence and continued instability in the Gulf kingdom. Sources in Washington and the Gulf have […]