Bahrain Grand Prix
The UK should put Bahrain blood before oil
Most international observers would agree with the UK Foreign Affairs Committee’s conclusion that the Foreign Office should have listed the Gulf island Kingdom of Bahrain as a ‘country of concern’ more than a year ago. Since February 2011 and the start of protests against state corruption and discrimination against Bahrain’s Shi’a majority populace, the government has driven a fierce crackdown on protesters, bloggers, civil society leaders and ordinary citizens caught up in the crisis.
By Rohan Jayasekera | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 19 October 2012 at 1:25 pm
In a league of its own: sport and human rights
As London gets ready to host the Olympic Games and the Paralympics, it is not just sports stories that have been grabbing the headlines. Controversies are abounding, ranging from the politics of squad selection to the relevance of drugs bans, via missiles on the rooftops and the exclusive traffic lanes.
By Martin Polley | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Monday, 18 June 2012 at 3:00 am
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