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Bahrain to lift state of emergency
ACCORDING to the state news agency, Bahrain's king has ordered the state of emergency, imposed in mid-March during weeks of protests, to be lifted from June 1. At least 30 people have died since Bahrain's Shia majority took to the streets in February. More than 20 activists are charged with attempting to oust the Sunni monarchy.
Encouraged by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Bahrain's Shias began protesting on 14 February demanding greater freedom and rights. Some called for the overthrow of the monarchy.
The government imposed martial law and invited troops from Sunni-ruled neighbours, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to help calm the unrest.
This announcement follows last week’s announcement by the General Command of the Bahrain Defence (BDF) that it had reduced curfew hours in the capital, Manama. The new curfew covers a busy section of Manama and will be imposed from midnight to 04h00. This curfew had previously been six hours, from 22h00 to 04h00.
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