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Articles about Bahrain, ordered by date. Open 'Bahrain' in the New Internationalist magazine app for Android or iOS mobile devices.

Bahraini activist Ali Mushaima has described upcoming elections as a ‘big joke’.Photo: Penelope Barritt/Alamy

Sham vote

Report from Bahrain by Phil Miller.

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NI 516 - The dirt on waste - November, 2018
516 - November, 2018
British aiding repression

British aiding repression

A secretive British government aid-fund has generated renewed controversy after a rights group revealed that it has been used to train people involved in torture and execution.

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NI 514 - The next financial crisis - July, 2018
514 - July, 2018
Clockwise from top left: Aerial photograph of the luxury Ritz Carlton resort near Manama, with the skyline of the capital in the distance; a Bahraini law student – there are more opportunities for women than in neighbouring Saudi Arabia; locals horse riding in the desert; a demonstration by Bahrainis in London demanding democratic rights in their country; the modern souk in Manama.All photos from Alamy; photographers from top left: Ben Nicholson, Michael Austen, Giuseppe Masci, Peter Wheeler, Jack Malipan.

Country Profile: Bahrain

The West finds much to celebrate about the country, but it has the largest prison population in the Middle East and world’s highest per-capita use of teargas. Zoe Holman reports on the state of Bahrain.

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NI 508 - Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent - December, 2017
508 - December, 2017
Standing with the oppressors

Standing with the oppressors

Britain's ongoing high-level relations with Bahrain is unacceptable, writes Batool Al Musawi.

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NI 492 - Technology justice - May, 2016
492 - May, 2016
Photo: Rafto Foundation

Making Waves: Maryam Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

Bahraini activist Maryam Abdulhadi al-Khawaja smiles in the face of adversity.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
483 - June, 2015

Articles in this category displayed as a table:

Article title From magazine Publication date
The dirt on waste November, 2018
The next financial crisis July, 2018
Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent December, 2017
Technology justice May, 2016
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
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