What have parliamentarians done for you? – March 2015
A 70-page report analyzing the activity of each of Bahrain’s 40 MPs and rating their effectiveness so far.
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 26 Feb – 4 Mar 2015
- Parliamentary attack on free visas
- Public sector bonuses
- Regulating street vendors
- Absentee MPs
- Penal Code reforms
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 19 – 25 Feb 2015
- Houses of Parliament clash over Bahraini recruitment bill
- Foreign firms targeting Bahraini military personnel for recruitment
- Plan for 25,000 new housing units on track
- Al-Aradi hopes for public action against failing MPs
- Awaiting the State Budget
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 12 – 18 Feb 2015
- Unpaid leave for officials under investigation
- Pay cuts threatened for non-attending MPs
- Health fees standoff between MPs and Government
- Walkout aftermath
- Parliamentary blocs forming?
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 6 – 11 Feb 2015
- Government discusses strategies for reducing spending
- Disruption of weekly Parliament session
- Protection of families from violence & women’s right to work
- MPs oppose health fees for non-Bahraini workers
- Reducing benefits for ministers
- Delayed housing projects
- Rotten meat
- Draft media law withdrawn
- MPs propose removing obstacles to questioning ministers
- Punishments approved for abuse against women & inciting minors to crime
- Interviews with deputy head of Parliament
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 29 Jan – 5 Feb 2015
- 2015-2018 Government Action Plan
- A “new constitutional code of practice”
- How did deputies vote and why?
- Amendments to the Action Plan
- Government Action Plan time line
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 22 – 28 Jan 2015
- 2015-2018 Government Action Plan
- Yet another extension
- Vote deadline approaches
- Information Minister: 40 proposals accepted
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 15 – 21 Jan 2015
- 2015-2018 Government Action Plan
- Citizens for Bahrain comment: A new phase for democracy in Bahrain
- Shura Council rejects preferential treatment for Bahraini workers
- Interview with Head of Parliament
- MPs vote on 39 bills postponed from previous Parliament
- French cartoons
- Government Action Plan fact-file
- See Citizens for Bahrain’s profile
A week in the Bahrain Parliament: 9 – 14 Jan 2015
- 2015-2018 Government Action Plan
- Will elected MPs reject the Government’s Action Plan?
- Housing
- Strengthening the role and rights of women in Bahrain
- Annual Audit Report
Ten milestones for Bahraini democracy
- 2001 referendum on the National Action Charter
- 2002, 2006 & 2010 parliamentary & municipal elections
- 2008: Vision 2030 Initiative
- 2011 unrest – a step backwards
- 2011-2012: Implementation of BICI recommendations
- 2012 Constitutional Amendments
- 2011-2014 National Dialogue process
- October 2014 election boundary changes
- November 2014 elections
- 2015-2018 Government Action Plan
Analysis: Do parliamentarians have a clear vision for Bahrain?
A victory for Bahraini democracy
3 February parliamentary approval of 2015-2018 Government Action Plan
Ten reasons why Bahrain is the most liberal & tolerant Arab state
How will depressed oil prices impact Bahrain’s economy?
What the new Government Action Plan means for Bahrainis
Bahrainis voted for change – now let’s see the results
Winners of 2014 parliamentary elections
Complete guide to the Second Round 2014 Bahrain parliamentary elections