By Andrew Hammond, Reuters Thursday, 2 February 2012 8:24 AM Bahraini independents worried that the island will slide into sectarian violence have begun an effort to break the political stalemate between pro-government and opposition forces. Ali Fakhro, a former minister and ambassador […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Sun Jan 15, 2012 4:14pm GMT (Reuters) – Bahrain’s king announced constitutional amendments on Sunday giving parliament more powers of scrutiny over government, but the opposition said they fell far short of demands for democracy that have […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:58am EST (Reuters) – Bahrain has announced a commission to steer reforms after an inquiry found systematic rights abuse during a government crackdown on pro-democracy protests this year, but opposition parties said they […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:30pm EST (Reuters) – A report that slammed Bahrain for using systematic torture to crush pro-democracy protests has put pressure on the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state to take some steps toward political reform […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:07pm EST (Reuters) – Bahrain’s security forces used excessive force to suppress pro-democracy protests earlier this year, torturing detainees to get confessions, an inquiry panel charged with investigating abuses said on Wednesday. The […]
By Andrew Hammond DUBAI | Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:32pm GMT (Reuters) – Bahrain admitted Monday its forces had used excessive force and mistreated detainees during pro-democracy protests, as it awaited the release of an independent report expected to criticise the Gulf […]
By Andrew Hammond and Mitra Amiri DUBAI/TEHRAN, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Iran denied on Monday it had any link to an alleged plot to stage attacks in Bahrain and a lawyer for two accused men said reports they had confessed were not […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:07pm BST (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Sunni rulers hope their reform promises and tough punishments will deter more pro-democracy protests, but majority Shi’ites are still seething, seeing scant progress on their demands for change […]
One of the critical things the Bahraini government has done since this year’s uprising set off panic that it was nearly game over is to create a discourse challenging the narrative of an oppressed majority demanding democracy and an end to discrimination. […]
By Andrew Hammond MANAMA | Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:13am EDT (Reuters) – Bahrain’s government is prepared to hold more talks with the Shi’ite opposition on political reforms to try to end protests that threaten to hold up the economy, a government […]