British lawmakers are demanding the government to provide clear explanations on the decision to drop Bahrain from a list of human rights priority countries, with rights groups calling the removal a whitewash.
A Conservative MP has pleaded not guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence after being accused of telling an activist to "go back to Bahrain".
Saudi Arabia said it executed two Bahraini men on Monday after being convicted of belonging to a militant group wanting to destabilize the two Mideast kingdoms. Amnesty International and other rights groups have criticized their trial as being grossly unfair. The Saudi Interior Ministry's announcement, carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, identified the men…