The government is apparently using two things to prosecute websites: The refusal of websites to register with the Ministry of Information The publishing of anything to do with bandargate Ok, fine. I wonder how the authorities will react if ALL blogs based in or concerned with Bahrain started writing about bandargate! Will they go ahead …
And now you know what value it is to be an anonymous coward in this country, you will always be safe. But call a spade a spade, let people know your name, your address, your contact details, and criticize in the open and what do you get? You get dragged to court. This is the …
MANAMA, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Bahrain has blocked several Web sites for violating a reporting ban in the case of a government adviser who was deported after alleging election irregularities. Authorities imposed a ban on publishing information about the case of the adviser, British citizen Salah al-Bander, who was sacked and deported to Britain in …
This site’s blocking order notwithstanding, it is quite apparent that the official brainfarting season has started in earnest. Take a look at this gem for instance: شنالشيخ جلال الشرقييوم أمس (السبت) ØÂملة ضد منأسماهم ‘’الليبراليينوالعلمانيينواللادينيين’’ منجانب، وعلى الصØÂاÙÂيينالذينيهاجمونرجال الدينوالإسلاميينمنجانب آخر، أثناء ØÂديثه ÙÂÙŠ…
Every little helps, believe me, people are listening and change is coming, regardless of the hurdles they put in its path. I listened with pleasure to the Crown Prince talk about this very issue tonight in which he stressed – several times – that we should not let sectarianism win! I responded to his talk …