A 52-year-old Bahraini journalist is being prosecuted for allegedly writing for a newspaper abroad without government permission. He should have had official permission from the Information Ministry, the Lower Criminal Court heard. The defendant, a journalist for nearly 30 years, is charged with illegally working as a correspondent for a Kuwaiti newspaper. He admitted at …
Month: May 2005
The proposed establishment of a team of inspectors and judges to tackle the issue of illegal or runaway workers in Bahrain could mark a step toward major changes in the country’s labour market. The issue highlights growing questions over employment policy, as well as human rights concerns. Speaking in parliament this week, Labour Minister Majeed …
A young entrepreneur is enjoying success in Germany after developing a website that allows people to bid for work by undercutting others. He is now in talks to set up so-called “job-dumping” sites in other countries. Jobdumping.de, set up by student Fabian Loew, has been flourishing in a country where five million – nearly one …
I’ve just been told that my Arabic interview with the BBC Arabic World Service is going to be broadcast tomorrow morning and will repeat every hour though out the day. As happy as I am bringing exposure to this issue, I am not very happy of my oratorical skills in Arabic so I hope I …
ضØÂايا التعذيب يطاردونالجلادينÙÂيجنيÙÂ, originally uploaded by wardat_elbahrain. Over 5,000 people attended a seminar organised by both the dissolved Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Committee Supporting Victims of Torture in Bilad Al-Qadeem near Manama to discuss the results of the recent United Nations report on torture in Bahrain. You can see …