Bahrain bans Guy Fawkes masks amid protests
The Gulf kingdom is targeting the identity-hiding masks that were used in nationwide demonstrations this month
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 3:27 PM UTCNews GlobalPost, Bahrain, Protests
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Harsh regimes use US-made surveillance, censorship technologies
Canadian human rights group finds countries including Bahrain use Blue Coat devices to track and censor
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 2:23 PM UTCTechnology Surveillance, Censorship
Bahraini activist’s triumphant return
Amid a groundswell of support for the Al-Khawaja family to win the Nobel Prize, daughter Maryam ends her exile
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 11:20 PM UTCTechnology al khawaja family
A worthy, necessary Nobel honoring the Arab Spring — and much more
As nominations close for the Nobel Peace Prize, the case for Bahrain's remarkable, besieged Al-Khawaja family
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 1:00 AM UTCLife Bahrain, Arab Spring, Al-Khawaja
Anonymous 2012: a year in review
It was a busy year for the global hacktivist collective Anonymous SLIDE SHOW
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 7:39 AM UTCNews slideshow, Anonymous, Hacking
Andrew W.K.: The State Department owes me an explanation
Exclusive: The musician tells Salon he wants to know why his cultural ambassadorship was canceled last minute
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 7:03 PM UTCEntertainment Music, Bahrain, Andrew W.K.
Party king Andrew W.K.’s un-invitation
The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain rescinds an invitation for a cultural exchange to the debauchery expert
Monday, Nov 26, 2012 7:25 PM UTCEntertainment Andrew WK, Middle East, Bahrain
America’s nation-building hypocrisy
For all the talk of starting at home, the US is still pouring billions into the Middle East. When will it stop?
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 3:16 PM UTCPolitics Human Rights Watch
Bahrain bans all protest gatherings
Harsh emergency rule attempts to quash the kingdom’s anti-government uprising
Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 12:54 PM UTCNews Middle East, Bahrain, Free Speech
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Top stories include the release of the Boy Scouts' "perversion files" and the end of Newsweek's print magazine
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 9:43 PM UTCAll Salon Canada, Syria, Bahrain, Newsweek
What won’t be discussed during tonight’s debate
Expect both candidates to pose and posture -- and ignore pressing issues like our mission in the Middle East
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 3:15 PM UTCPolitics The Middle East, Saudi Arabia
The Week in Pictures
From a Chinese earthquake to the arrest of a leading lady, here's a look at what dominated the headlines this week
Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 1:00 PM UTCLife Romney, Obama, Swimming, Bahrain
The Middle East’s secret revolution
Lost in the fervor of Libya and Egypt is the growing turmoil in Bahrain, which could set the region aflame
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 1:50 PM UTCPolitics TomDispatch.com, Bahrain, muslim
Congress protests Obama on Bahrain arms sale
18 representatives and three senators point to continued human rights abuses in letter to Hillary Clinton VIDEO
Friday, Feb 3, 2012 5:07 PM UTCNews Bahrain, Middle East
Obama quietly sells arms to human rights-abuser Bahrain
And the administration isn't saying what exactly is being given to the regime, which has attacked protesters
Monday, Jan 30, 2012 3:28 PM UTC 28News Bahrain, Barack Obama
Lockheed Martin goes to bat for oppressive regime
A top executive for the military contractor worked with lobbyists for Bahrain to publish Op-Ed defending the regime
Wednesday, Jan 4, 2012 4:30 PM UTC 19News Lobbying, Lobbyists, Bahrain
How Bahrain works Washington
In the latest twist on lobbying, Mideast autocracies repackage propaganda as "media awareness"
Thursday, Dec 8, 2011 1:00 PM UTCNews Lobbying, Bahrain
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