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The document discusses Bahrain's upcoming parliamentary elections on November 22nd, 2014. It notes that while the regime has promised the elections will be "free and fair", supporters of human rights and democracy should pay close attention to several factors: 1) Voter turnout, as the main opposition groups are boycotting, citing lack of reforms. 2) The level of fear and tension in the country as police arrests of activists and their family members have increased. 3) Allegations by a former lawmaker that imprisoned female protesters in Bahrain have faced torture including rape and sexual assault.
The document discusses Bahrain's upcoming parliamentary elections on November 22nd, 2014. It notes that while the regime has promised the elections will be "free and fair", supporters of human rights and democracy should pay close attention to several factors: 1) Voter turnout, as the main opposition groups are boycotting, citing lack of reforms. 2) The level of fear and tension in the country as police arrests of activists and their family members have increased. 3) Allegations by a former lawmaker that imprisoned female protesters in Bahrain have faced torture including rape and sexual assault.
The document discusses Bahrain's upcoming parliamentary elections on November 22nd, 2014. It notes that while the regime has promised the elections will be "free and fair", supporters of human rights and democracy should pay close attention to several factors: 1) Voter turnout, as the main opposition groups are boycotting, citing lack of reforms. 2) The level of fear and tension in the country as police arrests of activists and their family members have increased. 3) Allegations by a former lawmaker that imprisoned female protesters in Bahrain have faced torture including rape and sexual assault.
Seven Things to Watch For in Bahrain's Upcoming Elections On Saturday, U.S. ally Bahrain will have its first parliamentary elections since the 2011 mass demonstrations calling for democratic reform. The troubled kingdom has been rocked by nearly four years of political unrest since these demonstrations were violently suppressed by the government. Up for a vote are candidates for the 40 seats in the lower house of parliament, while the 40 seats in the upper house remain appointed by the king.
While the regime has
promised the elections will be "free and fair," supporters of human rights and democracy should pay close attention to these seven things as the results of the election come in: 1. Voter Turnout In the last parliamentary elections, held in 2010, the Bahraini government claimed that voter turnout was more than 67 percent. The country's main opposition groups are planning to boycott the polls on Saturday, citing a lack of general political reform and an unfair electoral process. Read More
family members, who call
fordemocratic reforms.
Fear and Loathing in
Bahrain: Tensions High Ahead of Vote (GRAPHIC CONTENT) A fresh wave of activists arrests, a ban on the major opposition party and the death of a prison inmate drown the tiny, but wealthy, Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain in civil dispute days before the November 22 parliamentary elections. Bahraini police has reportedly increased the number ofhouse-checks and arrests oflocal activists, aswell astheir
Fear and Loathing in
Bahrain: Tensions High Ahead of Vote (GRAPHIC CONTENT)
Unfounded arrests are
nothing new tothe countrys mostly Shia opposition activists. Their conflict withthe royal Khalifa family spreads beyondpolitics, asthe family is Sunni Muslim a branch ofIslam which is a religious minority inthe island state. For years this country has been dealing withdaily protests, despiteofficial bans onsit-ins or gatherings; moreover, the legislation deems many acts ofpeaceful protest asterrorism. Read More based former Bahraini lawmaker Jalal Fairooz revealed that female Bahraini protesters were facing brutal torture at the local detention centres.
A well-known political activist and a former lawmaker has alleged that the brutal regime of alKhalifa has 'tortured, raped and sexually assaulted' imprisoned female activists.
Fairooz noted that the
punishment being meted out to 'silence' the women was criminal in nature as many of them have been "raped and sexually assaulted" by Bahraini regime forces.