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National Liberation Front – Bahrain
The National Liberation Front—Bahrain () is a communist party in Bahrain. It was founded on 15 February 1955, the first leftist party in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Among the founder-members were Hassan Nezam (1922–1958), the principal founder, who was killed in Tehran in 1958 by SAVAK. (Hassan Nezam was also a leading regional figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, Khuzestan province, under the name Hassan Dorood.) Other founders were Erik Mansoorian, who died in Abadan after returning to Iran in 1964, Hassan M. Saleh (1926–2000), who from the early 1960s was in a state of a chronic mental dysfunction as a result of severe torture, Ali Madan (1932–1995), Ahmed al-Thawadi, “Saif Bin Ali” (1937–2006), and Ali Dawaigher (1938-2013). In the 1960s and 70s the NLF, headed by Saif Bin Ali, assisted by Yousif Ajaji (born 1939) and Abdulla Rashid Binali (born 1935), played a leading part in two major events: the March Intifada (uprising) of 1965, in which nationali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communism
Communism () is a political sociology, sociopolitical, political philosophy, philosophical, and economic ideology, economic ideology within the history of socialism, socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products in society based on need.: "One widespread distinction was that socialism socialised production only while communism socialised production and consumption." A communist society entails the absence of private property and social classes, and ultimately money and the State (polity), state. Communists often seek a voluntary state of self-governance but disagree on the means to this end. This reflects a distinction between a Libertarian socialism, libertarian socialist approach of communization, revolutionary spontaneity, and workers' self-management, and an authoritarian socialism, authoritarian socialist, vanguardis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Colonialism
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and colonisation attempts by Scotland during the 17th century. At its height in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it became the largest empire in history and, for a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered , of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was described as " the empire on which the sun never sets", as the sun was always shining on at least one of its territories. During the Age of Discovery in the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal and Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Union Committee
The National Union Committee () was a nationalist reformist political organization formed in Bahrain in 1954 (originally named the ''Higher Executive Committee'', ). The committee was formed by reformists in response to sectarian clashes between Sunni and Shia members of the population. Its foundations were laid in the journal, '' Sawt al-Bahrain'', which was founded and published by these reformist figures. The original aims were to push for an elected popular assembly, a codified system of civil and criminal law, the establishment of an appellate court, the right to form trade unions, an end to British colonial influence (through the removal of Charles Belgrave), and an end to sectarianism. The original committee was made up of four Sunni representatives and four Shi'i representatives. The members were: * Abdul Rahman Al Bakir () - Secretary * Abdulaziz Al Shamlan () * Ibrahim Fakhro () * Ibrahim bin Mousa () * Abdali Al Alaiwat () * Sayyid Ali Kamaluddin () * Shaikh Abdullah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majeed Marhoon
Majeed Marhoon (; 17 August 1945 – 16 March 2010) was a Bahraini saxophonist, and a former leftist political activist with the National Liberation Front of Bahrain. See also * March Intifada The March Intifada () was an uprising that broke out in Bahrain in March 1965. The uprising was led by Leftist groups, the National Liberation Front – Bahrain calling for the end of the British presence in Bahrain and numerous notable indi ... * National Liberation Front of Bahrain References In memoriam to Majeed Marhoon“Bahrain’s Mandela” dies- Habib Toumi, Gulf News Tribute to Majeed Marhoon- Abdulhadi Khalaf, Alwaqt Newspaper, 11 December 2007 Majeed Marhoon- Hassan Madan, Civilized Dialogue, 19 December 2007 Glory to you, O Saxophonist- Khalil Zainal, Civilized Dialogue, 20 October 2003 Testimonies of Torture Victims in Bahrain {{DEFAULTSORT:Marhoon, Majeed 1945 births 2010 deaths Bahraini dissidents Bahraini left-wing activists 20th-century Bahraini musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Bahrain ...
Political parties are illegal in Bahrain but operate as ''de facto'' political parties under the term political societies. Political societies in Bahrain range from the communist left to the Islamist right. Current Banned Parties registered opposition: * Al Wefaq * National Democratic Action Society * Islamic Action Society The unlicensed opposition: * Bahrain Freedom Movement * Haq Movement * Al Wafa' Islamic Movement * February 14 Youth Coalition * Al-Ashtar Brigades * Al-Mukhtar Brigades See also *Politics of Bahrain * Bahraini opposition * List of ruling political parties by country {{Bahrain topics Bahrain Politics of Bahrain Political parties Political parties Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Al-Thawadi
Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Thawadi () was the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Tribune - Bahrain, Democratic Progressive Tribune, a leftist political party in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He was born in 1938 during the British colonization of Bahrain. He was also a founding member of the National Liberation Front - Bahrain, National Liberation Front. He used the nom de guerre 'Saif bin Ali' (). He was one of the first victims of the State Security Law (anti-human rights law that was cancelled in the democratic era of the kingdom). Many Bahrainis believe Dhawadi enriched the political movement in Bahrain even when he was in exile in Asian and African countries and later in Latin America. In the eighties, he married Bahraini poet Hamda Khamees and had a daughter Reem and a son Qais. With the advent of Bahrain's political reforms and King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa's call for Bahraini politicians to come back from exile, Dhawadi came to Bahrain in 2001 to start a new era of political activities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Bahraini General Election
General elections were held in Bahrain in November and December 2006 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain), Council of Representatives. The first round of voting was held on 25 November, with a second round on 2 December 2006. Voter turnout was 72% in the first round, in which Shi'a and Sunni Islamists dominated, winning a clean sweep of the 29 seats that were decided in the first round, while Economists Bloc, liberal and Democratic Progressive Tribune - Bahrain, ex-communist MPs lost all their seats. Four candidates of the left-wing National Democratic Action (also known as Wa'ad) made it through to second round run-off, which decided the remaining 11 seats. The elections were preceded by a major political realignment that saw the four opposition parties that boycotted the 2002 Bahraini general election, 2002 elections agree to take part in the political process. These included the Shia Islamist party, Al Wefaq, the radical Shia Islamist Islamic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Democratic Tribune (Bahrain)
Progressive Democratic Tribune (), often referred to as al-Minbar, is a political organization launched by returning exiles from the underground communist National Liberation Front – Bahrain in 2001. Ahmad Al-Thawadi was its founding chairman. Effectively al-Minbar came to act as a successor to the NLF. The party has been opposed to sectarian politics and sought to represent constituents whatever their creed. It was also a consistent champion of women's rights and freedom of speech, meaning that its MPs often found themselves allied with liberals. One of its three MPs, Abdulhadi Marhoon, served as the Deputy Speaker from 2002 to 2006. Al-Minbar also has a youth organization, Shabeeba Society of Bahrain, that is active among the students and young workers with a network of regional and international connections with other left-wing democratic youth organizations. Ahead of the 2006 election, al-Minbar launched the electoral bloc 'National Unity', which had 9 candidates for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Bahraini General Election
General elections were held in Bahrain on 24 October 2002 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain), Council of Representatives, with a second round on 31 October 2002. They were the second general elections in the country's history, and the first since the dissolution of the 1973 Bahraini general election, 1973 National Assembly. The elections were the first to be held under the Constitution of Bahrain, 2002 constitution, with voter turnout reported to be 53.2%. IFES Election Guide, 28 October 2002 For the first time, women had the right to vote and the right to stand in national elections. Campaign The elections were boycotted by Al Wefaq, the country's largest political party, as well as t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Uprising In Bahrain
The 1990s uprising in Bahrain () also known as the uprising of dignity () was an uprising in Bahrain between 1994 and 1999 in which leftists, liberals and Islamists joined forces to demand democratic reforms. The uprising caused approximately forty deaths and ended after Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa became the Emir of Bahrain in 1999 and a referendum on 14–15 February 2001 massively supported the National Action Charter. The uprising resulted in the deaths of around 40 civilians and at least one Bahraini soldier. Bahrain News Agency. 23 April 2011. Retrieved on 23 June 2012 Background [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torture In Bahrain
Torture in Bahrain refers to the violation of Bahrain's obligations as a state party to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture) and other international treaties and disregard for the prohibition of torture enshrined in Bahraini law. Torture was routine practice in Bahrain between 1975 and 1999, during the period when the State Security Act 1974 was in force.Summary, "Torture Redux: The Revival of Physical Coercion during Interrogations in Bahrain", published by Human Rights Watch 8 February 2010 . Retrieved 19 June 2011 Individuals have been tortured after being detained at demonstrations an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
