Day 2 of Protests in Bahrain
Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Jordan have all seen protests. Now, Bahrain is standing up, too. Two people have been killed by gunfire in the two days of protests. The largest Shiite bloc has suspended its...
View ArticleProtests Spread in Iran, Bahrain, and Yemen
Demonstrations are sprouting up in the Middle East, on the heels of recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Protestors are taking their message to the streets in Iran and Bahrain, among others this...
View ArticleUpdate from Bahrain
Protests continue in Bahrain, with thousands of protesters taking to the main square in Manama. Security forces are standing nearby, but have not intervened. Michael Slackman, foreign correspondent for...
View ArticleBahrian: Protesters Follow Egypt's Lead
The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof is in Bahrain, where protesters have taken over the central square in Manama. Tuesday, the police killed two protesters, but today, the protests have been peaceful....
View ArticleDemonstrations Boil in Bahrain
Three days after the Bahraini “Day of Rage,” Pearl Square is empty of protesters. Riot police cracked down Wednesday night, using tear gas and rubber bullets on sleeping protesters. At least three...
View ArticleBahrain: View of Pearl Square
The New York Times' Michael Slackman reports from Bahrain, where tanks are closing all arteries to the square. The military has announced that it is in possession of the square and that gatherings are...
View ArticleMake it Bahrain
Steve Levine who runs "The Oil and the Glory" blog at Foreign Policy, talks about the U.S. relationship with Bahrain in light of the unrest there and in the Middle East region. Plus Lauren Vriens, a...
View ArticleBahrain 101: Putting the Unrest in Context
Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on The Brian Lehrer Show, Steve...
View ArticleBahrain Turns Violent Over Protests
As a symbol of change in the Arab world, angry protests in Bahrain stand in stark contrast to the mostly peaceful demonstrations in Egypt that led to the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak. Reporters...
View ArticleUpdate from Bahrain, as Tensions Escalate
It's been a week since Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt. Now the focus is on Bahrain as protests there heat up. New York Times reporter Patrick Farrell reports from Bahrain on what he...
View ArticleInternational Business Reacts to Mid-East Protests
Bahrain’s capital city Manama is under military control as the nation tries to clamp down on the popular demonstrations that have swept across Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and elsewhere. The country's...
View ArticleNicholas Kristof Reports on Police Attacking Bahrani Protesters
Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times gives a first-hand account of Bahraini police attacking protestors with tear gas and rubber bullets. The attacks have been taking place at a hospital located in...
View ArticleBahrain Clamps Down on Protests in Manama
Bahrain has taken its strongest action yet to clamp down on continuing protests in the country. On Friday, The Associated Press reported that security forces fired on protestors, a day after sweeping...
View ArticleThe Military's Role in Political Change
As repressive regimes teeter and fall across the Middle East, the armed forces in these countries are in a consequential position. The Egyptian military quickly realized that President Mubarak’s hold...
View ArticleUpdates from Bahrain and Libya
Protests continued to rage across the Middle East throughout the weekend. While the Bahraini government withdrew its military from the capital and allowed peaceful demonstrations, Libyan security...
View ArticleWQXR's The Washington Report
David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, joins Kerry Nolan to discuss continuing protests in the Middle East region. Bahrain has gone from shooting protesters to...
View ArticleAfter Largest Protests in Bahrain, King Visits Saudi Leader
Demonstrations have continued all week in Bahrain, with the largest movement on Tuesday night when more than 100,000 packed into Pearl Square. Protesters there are calling for the disolution of the...
View ArticleBahrain: Update from Pearl Square
"Bahrainis are asking for their rights," says one artist painting in the center of Pearl Square. She says she is painting for her country. Meanwhile, protesters want to change the name of Pearl Square...
View ArticleSome in Bahrain Parliment Call for Martial Law
A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to offer assistance to King Hamad’s government. Shiite Muslims are trying to rid themselves of two centuries of autocratic rule — but the...
View ArticleUpdate from Bahrain
The Bahraini King has declared a three month state of emergency amid continued protests. A thousand Saudi troops are in Bahrain Tuesday, along with help from the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf...
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