Common Ground News Service

A New Deal – Working Towards a Better Future for Bahrain

A New Deal – Working Towards a Better Future for Bahrain

CGNS: The tragic confrontations between demonstrators and government forces here last year filled me and my fellow citizens with sorrow.

 Steve Royston

Bahrain and Iran – Danger or Distraction?

Bahrain and Iran – Danger or Distraction?

STEVE ROYSTON: Should the Iranian threat – whether in terms of moral support or actual intervention – be one of Bahrain’s principal concerns?

 Steve Royston

Bassiouni: Let People Think for Themselves

Bassiouni: Let People Think for Themselves

STEVE ROYSTON: It seems to me the period of reflection should be accompanied by one of restraint by opinion formers – in the mosques and in print.

 Steve Royston

Bahrain: Reconciliation In Need After Bassiouni

Bahrain: Reconciliation In Need After Bassiouni

STEVE ROYSTON: The report is magisterial, dispassionate and distressing. Accounts of torture, violence and intimidation are not surprising.