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bandargate

“Cleaner than a white dress” - Comments (2)
Shamlawi contesting electoral districts - Comments (9)
Kneejerk Reactions - Comments (12)
More bad news.. this time from the Economist - Comments (4)
MtvSM time - Comments (6)
Will it explode? - Comments (25)
Change at the GDN? - Comments (33)
Parliament suspends its authority - Comments (14)
Damn, missed it! - Comments (1)
Bandargate, closure in the offing? - Comments (2)
Interests and friends - Comments (7)
He’s not off the hook yet - Comments (6)
Ah, “reshuffle” announced - Comments (3)
It’s coming… - Comments (15)
Country Divided - Comments (14)

blogging

Wir werden uns wiedersehen, Berlin - Comments (2)
Postcards from Berlin – 1 - Comments (1)
Ah, Germany is not that free after all! - Comments (8)
Blog upgraded, finally - Comments (7)
Bahrain Bloggers Renascence Gathering - Comments (13)
Bahraini Bloggers Renascence Gathering, don’t miss it! - Comments (6)
An ex-Prime Minister’s view - Comments (9)
On Sabbatical - Comments (12)
Ramadhan Kareem - Comments (8)
Code Quotes - Comments (13)
Code of Ethics & Memo Text published - Comments (3)
Code of Ethics to be launched today - Comments (10)
Known blocked sites in Bahrain top 40 - Comments (12)
Your Uncle is Deaf - Comments (10)
M.Report S01E19 – Catching up - Comments (3)

business

Bahrain climbs the expensive rankings ladder - Comments (3)
Amsterdam reflections - Comments (6)
It’s all about SEX. - Comments (4)
Battle of the Telcos has started! - Comments (18)
Jaleel Sharaf – Planning for Success - Comments (2)
Ammar Al-Aradi - Comments (5)
Entrepreneurship resource - Comments (0)
Bahraini Views – Abdulla Al Mabad – Raising the Bar - Comments (0)
Bahraini Views – Hasan Haider – No Time for Fear - Comments (3)
Moronic job applications - Comments (12)
10 ways to murder your company - Comments (5)
The Chamber’s folly - Comments (11)
Bet you didn’t know this about entrepreneurs - Comments (2)
Bahraini Views – Huda Radhi – Connoisseur of Life - Comments (2)
Batelco to introduce new broadband packages - Comments (44)

culture

Next wave of reality TV: Muslim Top Model - Comments (2)
Overflowing emotions. Blame Fidelio - Comments (0)
Mumbo Jumbo “Science” - Comments (19)
Burqa, modernised. - Comments (4)
Bahraini Views – Huda Radhi – Connoisseur of Life - Comments (2)
Bahraini Views – Fatima Mohammed – Work with pride - Comments (0)
Manufacturing News - Comments (0)
Shameless exploitation - Comments (12)
Smell the music! - Comments (14)
Indiana Jones. They shouldn’t have. - Comments (21)
Why I hate Facebook - Comments (15)
Pangea Day - Comments (4)
With eggs on some faces, Hayfa sang! - Comments (14)
M.Report S01E12 – Hayfa Wahbi, a clear and present danger - Comments (16)
M.Report S01E11 – Hayfa Wahbi, despondency and its cure! - Comments (21)

education

Al-Iman school graduates Class of 2010, congrats! - Comments (0)
One reason that too many Arabs are poor is rotten education - Comments (31)
Consumerised Education - Comments (17)
Bogus degrees list published - Comments (7)
Delivered a lecture at Princeton University - Comments (6)
[FIKR6] Education, The digital Arab - Comments (5)
[FIKR6] Arab Strategies for the Global Era - Comments (12)
Reforming Education - Comments (14)
Gulf States left behind technologically - Comments (11)
Finally, a charity with a brain - Comments (4)
Shift Happens - Comments (27)
The importance of education - Comments (19)
Amna’s results - Comments (29)
Scholarships - Comments (0)
World’s biggest hat made in Bahrain - Comments (46)

entertainment

Next wave of reality TV: Muslim Top Model - Comments (2)
Overflowing emotions. Blame Fidelio - Comments (0)
Mumbo Jumbo “Science” - Comments (19)
Indiana Jones. They shouldn’t have. - Comments (21)
Pangea Day - Comments (4)
With eggs on some faces, Hayfa sang! - Comments (14)
M.Report S01E12 – Hayfa Wahbi, a clear and present danger - Comments (16)
Clink! Alcohol a-okay in Islam! - Comments (39)
STOMP! - Comments (2)
Sato’s, how to NOT run a restaurant! - Comments (38)
yeah baybie, GulfRun coming to Bahrain! - Comments (10)
bin Rajab’s redefines the role of maatems - Comments (9)
Bahraini Harry Potter Campaign! - Comments (14)
Perfect employees to Bahraini broadcasters - Comments (5)
In love again… - Comments (4)

environment

No Plastic Bags at Al-Osra - Comments (18)
Bahrain’s First Farmer’s Market - Comments (8)
‘Earth Day’ Art Competition - Comments (1)
Fishing, in numbers - Comments (8)
Kudos GPIC too! - Comments (4)
Irresponsible! - Comments (14)
The Birds - Comments (27)
Bahrain 2030, according to SOM - Comments (11)
Fishy logic - Comments (13)
Weep my friends. For the coral reefs have gone. - Comments (12)
That thing about smoke and fire… - Comments (3)
Ministry of Agriculture & Municipalities threatens law suits - Comments (6)
Coral reef for sale… - Comments (31)

featured

ISP fined BD43,927.120 for NOT blocking websites! - Comments (3)
Walking the shore - Comments (1)
Shame on you Bahrain TV. - Comments (24)
A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause - Comments (0)
Parallels in dealing with terrorism - Comments (22)
Sorry, you want me to vote for one of these? - Comments (46)
It started with Blackberry, but now Skype and Google are in the sights - Comments (13)
Fasting? - Comments (9)
The Blackberry Ban - Comments (25)
Spinning it, or just fucking selfish and STUPID? - Comments (4)
Vote buying getting more expensive - Comments (1)
If you had one wish… - Comments (0)
…and then I shaved my chest - Comments (8)
Castration is not enough for some… - Comments (7)
Next wave of reality TV: Muslim Top Model - Comments (2)

freedoms

The Blackberry Ban - Comments (25)
WTF? YouTube banned in Turkey? - Comments (4)
Blocking sites gains momentum - Comments (6)
Newspaper Banned in Bahrain - Comments (15)
Witch hunt continues unabated - Comments (9)
SHUT THEM UP! - Comments (8)
Retooling the press law - Comments (6)
M.Report S01E14 – Welcome to Bahrainistan! - Comments (7)
MPs banning alcohol? Not a chance! - Comments (121)
M.Report S01E12 – Hayfa Wahbi, a clear and present danger - Comments (16)
M.Report S01E11 – Hayfa Wahbi, despondency and its cure! - Comments (21)
Welcome home Fouad! - Comments (7)
The New Media Environment: Paths to Understanding - Comments (4)
Delivered a lecture at Princeton University - Comments (6)
“The Protection of Traditional Values” - Comments (45)

friday

Peaches - Comments (2)
Dragonfly - Comments (1)
Plumeria pudica - Comments (5)
Indian Silverbills in my garden - Comments (0)
Dwarf Poinciana - Comments (2)
Gentle Waves - Comments (2)
Footsteps - Comments (1)
Desert Rose - Comments (0)
Datura - Comments (1)
Bougainvillea - Comments (4)
Christmas Cacti - Comments (2)
Funky seats by the pool - Comments (8)
Coming in to land… - Comments (0)
Peacock Orchid (Gladiolus Callianthus) - Comments (0)
Dombeya (Tropical Hydrangea) - Comments (4)

gardening

My Garden – 26 May 2010 - Comments (1)
Desert Rose - Comments (0)
Peacock Orchid (Gladiolus Callianthus) - Comments (0)
Glorius Ixora - Comments (2)
Pomegranate from my garden - Comments (5)
The Garden Nursery - Comments (7)
Bahrain’s First Farmer’s Market - Comments (8)
Happy Friday - Comments (3)
Vanda Robert Delight - Comments (2)
Orchids! - Comments (9)
I WON! - Comments (21)
Christmas Cactus - Comments (3)
Gladiolus - Comments (1)
Bleeding Heart Vine - Comments (2)
Anticipation - Comments (5)

gathering

Bahrain Bloggers Renascence Gathering - Comments (13)
Bahraini Bloggers Renascence Gathering, don’t miss it! - Comments (6)
The F1 Gathering - Comments (4)
Gathering #32.75 tomorrow night - Comments (7)
Vlog: 22nd Gathering’s - Comments (12)

government

It started with Blackberry, but now Skype and Google are in the sights - Comments (13)
Ministry of Information no more? - Comments (14)
Vehicle tracking, another Big Brotherly gesture? - Comments (13)
Twittering Bahrainis - Comments (7)
What a surprise. The emperor is indeed naked. - Comments (7)
Yellow Box Junctions – What are they good for? - Comments (8)
Pigs Flu Jabs Inaugurated in Bahrain with Minister - Comments (11)
Pulling out, and it’s about time - Comments (4)
One reason that too many Arabs are poor is rotten education - Comments (31)
slap on some crystals – the perfect swine flu mask! - Comments (9)
Consumerised Education - Comments (17)
The Ministry of Information is listening - Comments (4)
Shaking up BRTC - Comments (28)
Known blocked sites in Bahrain top 40 - Comments (12)
Batelco Blocked! - Comments (14)

health

Fasting? - Comments (9)
15 things you should know about BREASTS - Comments (2)
…and then I shaved my chest - Comments (8)
Disgusting. Coral Beach Club flouts anti-smoking law with impunity - Comments (9)
Doner Kebab - Comments (1)
Mumbo Jumbo “Science” - Comments (19)
[NSFW] MEN: STOP SEARCHING. G-Spot doesn’t exist! - Comments (7)
Pigs Flu Jabs Inaugurated in Bahrain with Minister - Comments (11)

human rights

Congratulations? Really? Really? - Comments (5)
The Blackberry Ban - Comments (25)
Castration is not enough for some… - Comments (7)
Vehicle tracking, another Big Brotherly gesture? - Comments (13)
Freedom flotilla - Comments (87)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Comments (0)
WTF? YouTube banned in Turkey? - Comments (4)
Blocking sites gains momentum - Comments (6)
Pulling out, and it’s about time - Comments (4)
Newspaper Banned in Bahrain - Comments (15)
Criminal turns philanthropist thrills victims families - Comments (7)
Your Uncle is Deaf - Comments (10)
Witch hunt continues unabated - Comments (9)
SHUT THEM UP! - Comments (8)
Retooling the press law - Comments (6)

journalism

Bahrain shuts down Al-Jazeera - Comments (5)
Ah, Germany is not that free after all! - Comments (8)
Sleepless in Gaza… and Jerusalem - Comments (1)
Dead Goats - Comments (4)
American Soldier - Comments (4)
Your Uncle is Deaf - Comments (10)
Vituperation - Comments (12)
Ethics and Credits and the potential loss of a good project - Comments (22)
Witch hunt continues unabated - Comments (9)
Sites to be blocked, and become famous - Comments (19)
Correcting a wrong - Comments (4)
M.Report S01E26 – Friends and an Interview with RSF - Comments (4)
M.Report S01E25 – The Intersection between Citizen Journalism and Traditional Media - Comments (2)
M.Report S01E17 – Sectarianism in Bahrain - Comments (2)
Retooling the press law - Comments (6)

m.media

A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause - Comments (0)
Fresh Crabs Anyone? - Comments (1)
Postcard from New York – Times Square at Night - Comments (0)
@albaharna words and @mahmood pictures – happy weekend! - Comments (0)
Peaches - Comments (2)
Dragonfly - Comments (1)
The Duraz Friday Burn - Comments (2)
Tattooed people aren’t scary, they’re cool! - Comments (1)
Plumeria pudica - Comments (5)
Protest in Bahrain against the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla - Comments (0)
Demonstration in Bahrain against Israeli barbarism - Comments (2)
My Garden – 26 May 2010 - Comments (1)
LOST, re-enacted in 1 minute - Comments (0)
Sheep and lions - Comments (1)
Doner Kebab - Comments (1)

m.news

Mahmood Al-Yousif assumes the presidency of the Rotary Club of Adliya - Comments (17)
[MtvSM] Amsterdam, here we come! - Comments (0)
My Garden – 26 May 2010 - Comments (1)
Wir werden uns wiedersehen, Berlin - Comments (2)
Postcards from Berlin – 1 - Comments (1)
Ah, Germany is not that free after all! - Comments (8)
Desert Rose - Comments (0)
Happy 20!0 - Comments (8)
Blog upgraded, finally - Comments (7)
Peacock Orchid (Gladiolus Callianthus) - Comments (0)
R.I.P. Gnasher – a kinder friend you will never find - Comments (10)
Mahmood’s Den gets a new make-over - Comments (6)
Off to Bangkok - Comments (6)
Glorius Ixora - Comments (2)
Bahrain Bloggers Renascence Gathering - Comments (13)

m.report

Tattooed people aren’t scary, they’re cool! - Comments (1)
Protest in Bahrain against the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla - Comments (0)
Demonstration in Bahrain against Israeli barbarism - Comments (2)
My Garden – 26 May 2010 - Comments (1)
An experiment in live broadcast - Comments (3)
Vlog: Shawarma, Bahrain’s favourite food - Comments (3)
Vlog: Rome’s trip - Comments (6)
No Plastic Bags at Al-Osra - Comments (18)
M.Report S01E27 – The Return - Comments (12)
M.Report S01E26 – Friends and an Interview with RSF - Comments (4)
M.Report S01E25 – The Intersection between Citizen Journalism and Traditional Media - Comments (2)
Bahrain in the news - Comments (3)
M.Report 23 – Thoughts on sporting events in Bahrain - Comments (2)
M.Report S01E22 – Mahmood’s Den new skin! - Comments (9)
M.Report S01E21 • The Amaryllis - Comments (4)

miscellany

ISP fined BD43,927.120 for NOT blocking websites! - Comments (3)
Congratulations? Really? Really? - Comments (5)
A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause - Comments (0)
Why spelling is important… - Comments (2)
Fresh Crabs Anyone? - Comments (1)
Postcard from New York – Times Square at Night - Comments (0)
It started with Blackberry, but now Skype and Google are in the sights - Comments (13)
Ramadhan Kareem - Comments (3)
15 things you should know about BREASTS - Comments (2)
Money can’t buy class - Comments (15)
Ahhh, so romantic! - Comments (2)
Holiday! - Comments (0)
I love this one though… - Comments (0)
HOT DAAAYYYYM - Comments (0)
Spinning it, or just fucking selfish and STUPID? - Comments (4)

mtvsm

[MtvSM] Amsterdam, here we come! - Comments (0)
MtvSM time again, this time in honour of… - Comments (6)
MtvSM – Bahraini Diva - Comments (7)
MtvSM time - Comments (6)

parliament

Sorry, you want me to vote for one of these? - Comments (46)
Eejit MP calls for new UN without USA - Comments (3)
Ooooof! - Comments (0)
Elections fever warming up - Comments (3)
SHUT THEM UP! - Comments (8)
Collective punishments - Comments (26)
MReport S01E20 – Parliamentary Shenanigans - Comments (4)
Of course the ministers were cleared! - Comments (4)
“Cleaner than a white dress” - Comments (2)
Better news from parliament - Comments (13)
Gudaybia School of Booze, Witchcraft and Wizardry - Comments (15)
Retooling the press law - Comments (6)
With eggs on some faces, Hayfa sang! - Comments (14)
M.Report S01E14 – Welcome to Bahrainistan! - Comments (7)
M.Report S01E13 – Thoughts on Parliamentary Inquiries - Comments (2)

pictures

@albaharna words and @mahmood pictures – happy weekend! - Comments (0)
Peaches - Comments (2)
Dragonfly - Comments (1)
The Duraz Friday Burn - Comments (2)
Plumeria pudica - Comments (5)
Sheep and lions - Comments (1)
Doner Kebab - Comments (1)
Indian Silverbills in my garden - Comments (0)
Dwarf Poinciana - Comments (2)
Gentle Waves - Comments (2)
Footsteps - Comments (1)
Desert Rose - Comments (0)
Datura - Comments (1)
Bougainvillea - Comments (4)
Christmas Cacti - Comments (2)

podcast

A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause - Comments (0)
Fresh Crabs Anyone? - Comments (1)
Postcard from New York – Times Square at Night - Comments (0)
Friday Podcast/Pics – Martin Whitaker and some pitbabes - Comments (5)

politics

ISP fined BD43,927.120 for NOT blocking websites! - Comments (3)
Shame on you Bahrain TV. - Comments (24)
Congratulations? Really? Really? - Comments (5)
Parallels in dealing with terrorism - Comments (22)
Sorry, you want me to vote for one of these? - Comments (46)
It started with Blackberry, but now Skype and Google are in the sights - Comments (13)
The Blackberry Ban - Comments (25)
Huh? Has bin Rajab been cleared? - Comments (6)
Vote buying getting more expensive - Comments (1)
Indications of a pending election - Comments (1)
If you had one wish… - Comments (0)
Castration is not enough for some… - Comments (7)
Ministry of Information no more? - Comments (14)
This is my Bahrain – a music mix - Comments (4)
The Duraz Friday Burn - Comments (2)

society

Walking the shore - Comments (1)
Shame on you Bahrain TV. - Comments (24)
Congratulations? Really? Really? - Comments (5)
A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause - Comments (0)
Fasting? - Comments (9)
15 things you should know about BREASTS - Comments (2)
Money can’t buy class - Comments (15)
Parliament and loss of ethics - Comments (3)
The Blackberry Ban - Comments (25)
Al-Iman school graduates Class of 2010, congrats! - Comments (0)
…and then I shaved my chest - Comments (8)
Castration is not enough for some… - Comments (7)
Next wave of reality TV: Muslim Top Model - Comments (2)
Bahrain climbs the expensive rankings ladder - Comments (3)
Mahmood Al-Yousif assumes the presidency of the Rotary Club of Adliya - Comments (17)

sports

Bahraini Views – Hamad Al-Fardan – The Road to F1 - Comments (0)
Hellloooo GOLD! - Comments (45)
Seeing Red at the Olympics - Comments (35)
BMW one two and the gentleman’s third - Comments (6)
Alnasr wins Bahrain Volleyball Championship - Comments (2)
Giddy up Mosley! - Comments (7)
Renault and Whipped Cream - Comments (0)
Flipping the Bird can cost you! - Comments (14)
yeah baybie, GulfRun coming to Bahrain! - Comments (10)
Flying Thunder Arabia! - Comments (11)
Choose! - Comments (13)
Friday Podcast/Pics – Martin Whitaker and some pitbabes - Comments (5)
Desert 400 - Comments (11)
The F1 Gathering - Comments (4)
What were they thinking? - Comments (5)

stuff

Why spelling is important… - Comments (2)
15 things you should know about BREASTS - Comments (2)
Money can’t buy class - Comments (15)
Ahhh, so romantic! - Comments (2)
Holiday! - Comments (0)
I love this one though… - Comments (0)
HOT DAAAYYYYM - Comments (0)
They bloody well deserve it! - Comments (1)
The Kittens Dilemma - Comments (4)
Toy Story 3, how 3D should be done - Comments (1)
Eating Snakes - Comments (7)
Google Maps guide to hookers in Bahrain - Comments (2)
Dig! - Comments (3)
iPad + Velcro = LOVE! - Comments (0)
It’s all about SEX. - Comments (4)

technology

ISP fined BD43,927.120 for NOT blocking websites! - Comments (3)
It started with Blackberry, but now Skype and Google are in the sights - Comments (13)
Oooooh baybeee! - Comments (12)
iPad + Velcro = LOVE! - Comments (0)
Arif’s Nirvana - Comments (15)
Sleepless in Gaza… and Jerusalem - Comments (1)
Flavours of ME! - Comments (2)
Blog upgraded, finally - Comments (7)
An experiment in live broadcast - Comments (3)
Twittering Bahrainis - Comments (7)
iPhone 3Gs – got it - Comments (8)
I want. NOW! - Comments (4)
Google Translate – Another innovation for Arabic - Comments (16)
Continued frustration with throttled connections, solved? - Comments (18)
Batelco to introduce new broadband packages - Comments (44)

travel

Walking the shore - Comments (1)
A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause - Comments (0)
Tattooed people aren’t scary, they’re cool! - Comments (1)
Amsterdam reflections - Comments (6)
Wir werden uns wiedersehen, Berlin - Comments (2)
Overflowing emotions. Blame Fidelio - Comments (0)
Postcards from Berlin 2 – The Bundestag - Comments (0)
Lessons in Citizenship - Comments (0)
Postcards from Berlin – 1 - Comments (1)
Visiting the Rotary Club of Berlin Humboldt - Comments (0)
Suicide note? - Comments (1)
Doner Kebab - Comments (1)
Arif’s Nirvana - Comments (15)
Welcome to Afghanistan! - Comments (4)
Off to New York! - Comments (18)

twitbthifd

Congratulations? Really? Really? - Comments (5)
Spinning it, or just fucking selfish and STUPID? - Comments (4)
They bloody well deserve it! - Comments (1)
Eejit MP calls for new UN without USA - Comments (3)
Disgusting. Coral Beach Club flouts anti-smoking law with impunity - Comments (9)
The Nazi is coming! - Comments (10)
“My Garden” FAIL - Comments (1)
Only in Arabia - Comments (13)
The pompousity of a useful fool - Comments (10)
novel way to travel - Comments (9)
With Photoshop, everyone’s an artist! - Comments (25)
15 seconds of fame = 1 billion? - Comments (136)
Gudaybia School of Booze, Witchcraft and Wizardry - Comments (15)
MPs banning alcohol? Not a chance! - Comments (121)
M.Report S01E07 – Homosexuality and the Islamist - Comments (31)

vlogs

A&W Cruisin’ for a Cause - Comments (0)
Fresh Crabs Anyone? - Comments (1)
Postcard from New York – Times Square at Night - Comments (0)
The Kittens Dilemma - Comments (4)
Tattooed people aren’t scary, they’re cool! - Comments (1)
Protest in Bahrain against the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla - Comments (0)
Demonstration in Bahrain against Israeli barbarism - Comments (2)
My Garden – 26 May 2010 - Comments (1)
Postcards from Berlin 2 – The Bundestag - Comments (0)
Postcards from Berlin – 1 - Comments (1)
Gentle Waves - Comments (2)
A vicious girl called Filbert - Comments (10)
Self Portrait in 1 minute & 11 seconds - Comments (4)
Vlog: Shawarma, Bahrain’s favourite food - Comments (3)
Vlog: Rome’s trip - Comments (6)

world

[MtvSM] Amsterdam, here we come! - Comments (0)
Freedom flotilla - Comments (87)
A different kind of Muslim - Comments (35)
Wir werden uns wiedersehen, Berlin - Comments (2)
WTF? YouTube banned in Turkey? - Comments (4)
Blocking sites gains momentum - Comments (6)
American Soldier - Comments (4)
An ex-Prime Minister’s view - Comments (9)
The pompousity of a useful fool - Comments (10)
Blinkered Horizons - Comments (41)
Unlike the French, the Brits do it with a smile - Comments (26)
The Arrogance of the French Embassy - Comments (88)
With Photoshop, everyone’s an artist! - Comments (25)
Obama’s Middle East - Comments (108)
Nepal, a harbinger of things to come - Comments (16)

Freedom of Expression?

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which the Bahraini Government is a signatory of states:

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 23 of the Bahrain Constitution: Freedom of opinion and scientific research is guaranteed. Everyone has the right to express his opinion and publish it by word of mouth, in writing or otherwise under the rules and conditions laid down by law, provided that the fundamental beliefs of Islamic doctrine are not infringed, the unity of the people is not prejudiced, and discord or sectarianism is not aroused.

Article 24 of the Bahrain Constitution: With due regard for the provisions of the preceding Article, the freedom of the press, printing and publishing is guaranteed under the rules and conditions laid down by law.

Article 26 of the Bahrain Constitution: The freedom of postal, telegraphic and electronic communication is safeguarded and its confidentiality is guaranteed. Communications shall not be censored or their confidentiality breached except in exigencies specified by law and in accordance with procedures and under guarantees prescribed by law.

Therefore, I don't need the MoI's protection, thanks very much!

Blocked sites in Bahrain

Last updated 3 Oct '09 For details, administrative order numbers and alternate URLs, please see this. If you know of any other blocked sites or have more information in this regard, please contact me in confidence.

In the first ministerial order of the new year from the new new minister of information, we get a wave of site blocking, even Google translation service is blocked! How can they block Google translation service for goodness sake? This is so farcical it simply beggars belief. The ONLY translation service that could help people be more connected with the world and the ONLY free English/Arabic translation service is now no longer if you go to google.com/translate I think the press (and all active bloggers) should make a huge stink about this.

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