Month: November 2005

Not again!

Can anyone guess what Bahrain’s press freedom index is going to be for 2006? No? Well let’s look at the trend, so we can realistically predict the future: 2002 = 67 2003 = 117 2004 = 167 2005 = 123 Let’s also consider other factors that might assist us in this prediction; emoodz broke the …

Websites ‘shut without notice’

FORTY websites were allegedly shut down this week by the Information Ministry without warning or prior notice, Bahraini webmasters claimed yesterday. They include a number of popular Bahraini websites regularly visited by surfers for political developments in the kingdom. They include www.montadayat.org, which was closed permanently on Monday after being closed on Friday and reopened …

Protect our freedoms!

Intellectuals last night called for a united stand against religious extremists who are trying to restrict personal freedoms in Bahrain. Professionals, business people, activists and journalists at Almuntada (The Forum) said that something must be done to stop fundamentalists from taking the country backwards.