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The Ashora Declaration, Bahrain

Arabic Version

With this call, Imam Hussain announced the first Principle to remove all suspicion that has been or will be made in future to confuse people with regards to the parties of this battle. He clearly defined two Parties; The Party of Right and Good, which is represented by the Family of Prophet, against the Party of Falsehood and Evil represented by Yazid who was practicing immorality and debauchery in a complete breach of God's orders. This classification of both ends makes it clear that people have to either choose the Good or the Falsehood, but never be in the middle. Principle II: The Right never follows the Falsehood or accepts it: "A person like me never pays allegiance to a person like him"

After He clearly defined both parties and differentiated them, Imam Hussain openly and clearly announced that He, who represents the upright path, can never accepts or pays allegiance to Yazid and his ilk who chosen to represent the Falsehood and Evil. Principle III: Death is a Fact and never a Threat: "Death is a fact surrounding human like the necklace surrounding the neck of girls, and I knew that I will be killed in this battle"

To close the door in front everyone who may want to fool people or create confusion between the concepts of Right and Falsehood by interpreting the Martyrdom for the sake of Allah as throwing one's self in doom, Imam Hussain stated that He is certain that He will be murdered, He even stated how He will be murdered, yet, He will never withdraw himself from this battle, but will continue without retraction or compromise. The Principle here is that if people are to die anyway, why not to die fighting for Good and Right! Principle IV: Humiliation can never be accepted: "The adop'tee [Yazid] who is a son of adop'tee gave us two choices; to live in humiliation or be murdered. We never accept to live in humiliation"

A principle that makes dignity given by Allah Almighty as the only choice, whether it lies in life or death. Where options are made by falsehood between having human to live in humiliation or to face murder and lethality, then the only choice to be made by the person is to choose death with dignity rather than life in humiliation. Principle V: The Right not the Individuals: "Who accepts me for representing the Right then the Right is of Allah"

Despite the position of Imam Hussain, who was assigned by Allah Almighty to be a successor of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Them), He reminds people that following and accepting Him must not be for Him being an individual but for being the representative of the Right declared by the Allah. This is to educate people to not to obey people but the Right they represent. This means that if someone states his own views and opinions against the Right then the he must not be followed. Instead, the Right to be followed no matter who is stating it. Principle VI: Argument Enforcement "See who am I then think: do you have the right to murder me and practice violence against my Family?"

As Falsehood always uses deceit and treachery approaches to create confusion between the Right and Falsehood, Imam Hussain emphasizes the necessity to clarify the situation and draw a clear line between the Right and Falsehood, and to derive the evidences that support the argument of the Right against Evil. Once this is perfectly done, then people are not excused for supporting evil, whether directly by joining it or indirectly by being neutral, as such a neutralism weakens the Right and strengthens the Falsehood. Principle VII: Legitimacy of Self-defense: "I don't like to start the fight"

Although Imam Hussain is in the position to initiate any fight or battle, as He is the leader Imam, He told His followers and Family not to start any fight hoping to save blood. This is because the Allah has declared that the blood of any human being is forbidden unless he illegally kills innocent people or commits a legitimacy offense consequent in sentencing to death. This Principle, therefore, paves the way to the following Principle of the Necessity of Self-defense. Principle VIII: Self-defense is facing an attack, even if it resulted in death: "O' People, stand up for your right [to defend yourself and the Family of Prophet], as we are now attacked."

It is the divine rule in disrupting the sanctity of human blood in case of attack. People are directed by the Allah Almighty to defend themselves against any attack using any possible means; even if this defense might result in the death of the attacker or the defender. This call from Imam Hussain didn't differentiate between people who actually participate in the fight and those who only were part of the enemy's army in that battle; all armies should be treated as enemies and therefore be targeted.  Those who do not defend themselves are accepting to be humiliated under the fake picture of peace. Principle IX: Continuity to Documenting Crimes and Violations: "Assuming adults are guilty, what guilt did children commit?"

Imam Hussain confirms two important actions during the fight: the first is to continuously document all violations and crimes of the enemy and get them exposed to the world to support the Right, as the enemy will always try to twist the facts and tries to justify its violations, while the second is to show the world the ugliness and horror of the falsehood in its fight to overcome the Right. This clear picture of killing innocent children and teenagers by the army of Yazid in the battle of Karbla draws a clear picture on which any battle can be measured. An enemy that kills children and innocent people can never be a representative of the Right, but only Falsehood. Principle X: Victory is drawn by Sacrifices: "O' God, if this satisfies you then take more and more"

The amount of sacrifices and pain is never an excuse to retreat from defending the Right. Any retraction or withdrawal shall contradict the Right declared by Allah, as well as contradicting the previously stated Principles of not following the falsehood (Principle II), refusing humiliation (Principle IV), devaluating all previous sacrifices, and leaving the Right and joining the Falsehood by not fighting it. Thus, one must continue his fight against falsehood no matter what sacrifices he gives, as victory is only met by sacrifices for the sake of Allah and His Right. SECOND: THE BAHRAINI REVOLUTION ON THE PATH OF IMAM HUSSAIN'S REVOLUTION: The fact is Imam Hussain, being the successor of the last Messenger of Allah; Prophet Mohammed (PBUH),  is the inheritor of all Prophets and Messengers. Thus, the Battle of Karbla is the battle of all Prophets where Good fights Evil. As this battle continues to repeat over the time between the followers of the Right and the supporters of Falsehood, every human is being responsible to take part in it. We either be on the side of the Hussaini Right or Yazidi Falsehood. Bahrain, our beloved homeland, has become a court for this battle; Hussainis are rejecting and fighting Yazidi Falsehood. This means that victory only lies in adherence to the Hussaini Way that leads to nothing other than dignity, whether the end was forcing the change or dying for the Right. This way is characterized by a set of unique characteristics that distinguish it from all other ways and methodologies, which includes:

The Hussaini Methodology is a real practical application of the Quranic methodology and an extension to the methodology of Prophet Mohammed.

The Hussaini Methodology is the only methodology capable of accepting all ideologies, thoughts and beliefs.

Despite the bloodshed in Karbla, the Hussaini Methodology was one that calls for adherence to the Right and Good in a peaceful way.

The Hussaini Methodology does not exclude women, but draws them a role that fits their nature. This role is a complementary to the man's role.

In the Hussaini Methodology, both leaders and followers are equal in rights and responsibilities.

The aim in the Hussaini Methodology is the satisfaction of Allah not people.

The Hussaini Methodology completely and clearly rejects cooperation with the followers and supporters of falsehood despite what political or other gains are granted or guaranteed, and despite the amount of sacrifices to be given to block falsehood.

The Hussaini Methodology clearly defines and differentiates between the Right and the Falsehood. It never considers the people on either side, but the only considers the side of the Right.

The Hussaini Methodology does not give any consideration to the physical power and influence whenever the fight is between Good and Evil.

The Hussaini Methodology does not accept the concept of having the ruling party necessarily be the party of Right.

The Hussaini Methodology proves that an army with full power, weapons, and huge number of soldiers, was unable to get a single (YES), fully or partially, from an individual who said (NO) to falsehood and evil. Indeed, His sacrifices started with his own blood and expanded to include the blood and freedom of his family and followers.

The Hussaini Methodology emphasizes the concept of defense and resistance, and completely rejects the submissive peace.

The Hussaini Methodology neither counts on the assistance or influence of others nor it accepts mediation to make agreements between the Right and Falsehood. Instead, it only believes in self initiatives to force Falsehood to accept the Right.

The Hussaini Methodology is built around the adherence to the orders of Allah, especially with regards to the respect to human blood, where originally bloodshed is forbidden, but whenever an attack is made against innocents then defense is becoming a must even if it results in death or Martyrdom.

The Hussaini Methodology proves that Blood overcomes the Sword and victory is not necessarily winning the battle but remaining on the side of the Right until death.

Since we, the people of the National Revolution of Bahrain (14 Feb Revolution), which is a realistic extension to the revolution of Imam Hussain (PBUH) against Falsehood, have voluntarily chosen to adopt the Hussaini Methodology for our Revolution which we believe is the only appropriate methodology leading to real victory, we hereby declare the following:

We completely adhere to the 'Hussaini Peace' that emphasizes the right to self-defense and resistance rather than the Submissive Peace that leads to humiliation of people.

Defending the holy sites and beliefs, and self-defense, by all possible means of defense, is the right declared by Allah. Thus, wrong interpretations or naming of this defense as being violence is completely disregarded despite who sets behind such interpretations; an individual, a party or even a scholar.

Continuously documenting the crimes and violation against people is one of our important tools to prove our rights to self-determination and demands which their ceiling is only determined by the people of Bahrain, not nay individual or party. Despite the importance of this fundamental tool, it is never an alternative to resistance and defense.

The fundamental principle of the 14 Feb Revolution is to reject giving allegiance to an unjust regime. Since the regime of Bahrain has a proven history over the past decades of inability to deliver its promises, commitments, and declarations granted to the people or to respect the basic rights of people, and since it repeatedly committed several illegal attacks against the holy worship places and innocent people, we reject any solution revolving around being ruled by this regime or getting partial rights in a compromise agreement.

We will always welcome every Bahraini who would like to be part of this revolution against falsehood in accordance to the principles detailed herein in this declaration.

Setting in the middle between the Right and the Falsehood is a way of supporting Falsehood against the Right, and therefore, such a position is completely rejected despite what party or individual commit it, and despite what it is named.

The few supporters of the Right compared to the large number of supporters to the Falsehood is never an excuse to retreat or give up the Right no matter what sacrifices are to be given to win the battle against Falsehood.

The international community is responsible for its decisions to support the injustice of the regime of Bahrain against the innocent, unarmed people, and therefore, it alone bears the results and consequences of its decision.

The Revolution of Imam Hussain (The Hussaini Revolution) will always remain the guide for the revolution of Bahrain. Also, the Resistance and Self-defense will always remain sign of the revolution. Therefore, any call to keep away the Ashora days and Karbla Battle away from the political situation in Bahrain is completely rejected and not welcomed.

Issued on the night of the 7th of Muharram, 1434 Hijri,

corresponding to the 21st of November 2012. 1.    Islamic Action Society (AMAL): @AmalSociety 2.    The Voice of Revolution: @14FebTV 3.    Sadad News Network: @SadadEvents 4.    Al Eker News Network: @AlekerNews 5.    Sanabis Revolutionary Movement: @SanabisNews 6.    Mahazza Media, Sitra: @MahazzaMedia 7.    Al Kawarah News Network: @AlkawarahNews 8.    Karzakkan News Network: @KarzakkanNews 9.    Barbar News Network: @BarbarNews 10.    The Revolutinary Media, Bani Jamrah: @BaniJamrah_News 11.    Manama Youth: @ShababAlmanama 12.    Malkiya Youth Movement: @Malkiya_Youth 13.    Tubli News Network: @TubliNews 14.    Ahrar Al Bilad: @ahraralbilad 15.    Maqaba Media News: @Maqaba14 16.    Northern Sehla Network: @Sehla_News 17.    Resistance News Network: @ResistanNews‏ 18.    Alwilaya Network: @Willaya45 19.    Al Feker Al Waei: @Feker_Waei 20.    Ahrar Jidhafs: @Ahrar_Jidhafs 21.    Bahrain Times: @BHTimes 22.    Manama Mirror: @Manama_Mirror 23.    Bahrain Voice Network: @BHVoice

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Bahrain: British arms used to crush peaceful demonstrators as regime’s sadistic torturer allowed to attend Olympics

Bahrain Freedom Movement 20th July 2012 As efforts to ban the notorious torturer, Nasser bin Ahmad from attending the London Olympics continue, it has transpired that the UK Government has ignored several requests and pleas supported by irrefutable evidence against him. Despite the Foreign Secretary’s assertion that anyone proven to have engaged in torture would not be granted a visa, the Alkhalifa dictators have boasted of sending one of the most sadistic torturers Bahrain has seen to London. There are now mounting fears for the lives of three prominent detainees who had testified that Nasser, the son of Bahrain’s dictator, had personally tortured them.

Sheikh Mohammad Habib Al Miqdad, Sheikh Mirza Al Mahroos and Mohammad Hassan Jawad said that Nasser had hurled verbal abuses as he punched and kicked them in the Spring of 2011. They did not only recognize him but he also introduced himself as “This is Prince Nasser” as he punched Sheikh Mohammad Habib Al Miqdad knocking him to the ground before setting upon him with all kinds of torture. London Olympiad would go in the books of history as one that embraced people who had committed crimes against humanity. That would be disastrous to London Olympics. Meanwhile the Alkhalifa hereditary dictatorship has tightened its grip by banning any form of public dissent especially in the capital, Manama. Even the registered political societies have now been banned from organizing any protest. In the past few weeks their leaders had been targeted for assassination by regime’s forces in daylight. The head of Al Wefaq Society was hit in the back as he led a peaceful demonstration last month. The societies had called for country-wide protests today, but have been banned. The regime has decided to undertake an all-out war against Bahrain’s people, supported by both USA and UK governments who have been unyielding in supporting a bloody regime which had invited foreign troops to occupy the country. The Revolution has, nonetheless, continued unabated. At least 20 demonstrations have taken place every day in various parts of the country. Regime’s repression has intensified, and tens of people have been wounded with shotgun wounds. The American and British support has emboldened the bloody regime to intensify its use of chemical gases hurled not only on demonstrators but inside houses crowed with children and elderly people. Yet the resolved of Bahrainis has now reached a point of no return in the struggle to overthrown the hereditary dictatorship. People now believe that the American and British support may delay this but cannot prevent it. Over the past few days calls from many international human rights bodies have been made for the immediate and unconditional release of Nabil Rajab, the President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights. He has been threatened with extermination by security forces run by John Timony and John Yates. There is mounting fear for his life as his wife said that no news have been received from him for several days. The dictator has decided to exact revenge against Mr Rajab for accusing him of giving the orders to kill and torture Bahrainis. The Alkhalifa court has adopted delaying tactics to prevent his early release. The four most prominent human rights activists have now been put out of action. With the serious injury sustained by Zainab Al Khawaja who was shot and wounded by Timoney and Yates forces last year, Nabil Rajab, Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja and Dr Abdul Jalil Al Singace are languishing behind bars.  The continued supplies of lethal arms to Alkhalifa regime which is intent on killing Bahrainis has cause alarm among those monitoring the arms trade. Both USA and UK have resumed supplies of lethal weapons to this dictatorship. Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the regime’s crown prince is on arms-purchasing tour in USA as he declared his unyielding support to the killing of Bahrainis while hiding behind a façade of deceptive calls to conditional dialogue. In London, meanwhile, wisdom of resuming arms supplies to Alkhalifa regime have been questioned. In the Parliament Denis MacShane (Rotherham, Labour) said on 16th July: “We are still exporting arms to Bahrain, where the death toll mounts, the numbers in prison grow and the torture continues. I am curious to know whether the Minister has any moral qualms about that.” Gerald Howarth (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (International Security Strategy), Defence; Aldershot, Conservative) replied: “As the right hon. Gentleman knows perfectly well from his experience in the Foreign Office, we have one of the most stringent arms export control arrangements in the world, and we look very carefully at these matters. I should add that Bahrain has been an extremely important friend and ally to both the United Kingdom and the United States.” He has thus confirmed what the Bahraini people have feared most; UK complicity in the bloody attacks on their women and children by the regime using British arms.

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AFP: British TV crew arrested in Bahrain

22 April 2012

LONDON — A team of journalists for Britain's Channel 4 News was arrested Sunday after covering Bahrain's Grand Prix race, which went ahead after a week of angry protests away from the F1 desert circuit.

"We can confirm that our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Miller and his team have been arrested whilst reporting for the programme from a village in Bahrain," a Channel 4 News spokesman said.

Miller left before the end of the race to report on the protests.

"Our primary concern is for the safety of the team, and we are working with the appropriate authorities to secure a swift release," said the spokesman.

"We are also working hard to establish the whereabouts of the driver who was assaulted and separated from the group."

Miller managed to talk to Channel 4 News while being taken to the police station, revealing that he and his team were surrounded by riot police after being detained following a short car chase.

After leaving the race, Miller headed to a number of Shia villages on the edge of Bahrain City where protests were expected.

The team was on its way back to edit footage of the protests when it was apprehended by security forces, who Miller claimed had been "very aggressive".

The foreign correspondent expressed concern over the fate of his hired Bahraini driver, who was also taken in by police.

Bahrain's King Hamad was among 10,500 spectators on the main grandstand and a smaller audience watched from other platforms as double world champion 24-year-old Sebastian Vettel of Germany led from start to finish.

The country's Shiite opposition had called for the race, held behind layers of security at a time of soaring tensions in the Sunni-ruled kingdom with a Shiite majority, to be called off.

Right after the race, protesters burnt tyres on the main road linking the capital to the Sakhir race track, witnesses said, as security forces stopped dozens of others from marching towards the now demolished Pearl Square in central Manama.

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Stuff: Crowds stay away from Bahrain Grand Prix

23 April 2012

When Formula One drivers performed their usual parade around the circuit on the back of a flatbed truck ahead of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, they waved at rows of empty seats. Few inside the Formula One bubble had any contact with the demonstrations in villages around the capital in which protesters hurled Molotov cocktails and police fired teargas and birdshot in nightly clashes.

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CBS News: Formula1 back in Bahrain amid security crunch

(AP) MANAMA, 22 April 2012

Bahrain - Under heavy security, Bahrain's embattled leaders toasted the return Sunday of the coveted Formula One Grand Prix even as riot police used armored vehicles to virtually seal off opposition strongholds and fight hit-and-run clashes in the Arab Spring's longest-running street battles. The contrasts put the Gulf kingdom's divisions in stark relief: The Sunni rulers basking in the F1 glamor at the desert circuit while security forces imposed lockdown tactics against Shiite neighborhoods at the heart of the more than 14-month-old uprising.

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Dear Mr Al Khawaja,

We have never met but I hope one day in the free Bahrain we will. I truly believe that day will come soon and because of people like yourself who stand up for the basic rights currently denied to the people of Bahrain it will come sooner than later. I will be honoured to shake your hand.It was through your daughter Maryam that I really started to learn the  truth about the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain. This was back in 2008 when my husband Dr Mike Diboll taught her at UoB. She caught his attention as an outstanding student even then and he brought home a speech she had written about the years of oppression that manyBahrainis had been struggling against. Until then, I was quite ignorant of what had been going on; expats, as you well know, are shielded  from the truth through the national media and pro regime talk often bandied about in the clubs and bars on the island.

...Continue to read the Full Original Letter

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Herald Sun: Protester killed in clashes ahead of Bahrain's grand prix, opposition party claims

ANTI-government protesters in Bahrain say a man has been found dead after a night of clashes with police ahead of the controversial Formula One Grand Prix.

22 April 2012

Opposition party al Wefaq said the body of Salah Abbas Habib, who was in his 30s, was found on the roof of a building in the village of Shakhoura, near the capital Manama, Sky News reported.

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SuperSport: Protests, clashes, death cast pall over Bahrain GP

21 April 2012

Crowds of masked protesters hurled petrol bombs at police who fired tear gas back in Bahrain on Saturday, turning the streets into a battle zone on the eve of a Formula One Grand Prix that demonstrators say glorifies a repressive government. Protesters were fired up by outrage over the death of one of their number, whose body was found sprawled on a village rooftop after overnight clashes with police.

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JakartaGlobe: Bahrain protester dead amid F1 security lockdown

22 April 2012

Bahrain's opposition on Saturday reported the first death in protests timed for this weekend's controversial Grand Prix as the kingdom imposed a security lockdown around the Sakhir Formula One racing circuit. The body of Salah Abbas Habib, 36, was found in Shakhura village, where security forces overnight "attacked peaceful protesters, brutally beating some of them with various tools and weapons," said Al-Wefaq, the Gulf state's largest Shiite opposition bloc.

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Canada.com: Bahrain Grand Prix: protester found dead after clashes with riot police

21 April 2012

MANAMA - A Bahraini protester was found dead after clashes with riot police on Saturday, the eve of the Gulf kingdom's Formula One Grand Prix that anti-government activists have vowed to mark with "days of rage." The opposition party Wefaq said the body of a man named as Salah Abbas Habib, 37, was found on the roof of a building in a rural village. It said the protester was part of a group who were beaten by police.

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NYT: In Bahrain, More Clashes, and Death of a Protester

By Souad Mekhennet, 21 April 2012

MANAMA, Bahrain — After a night of clashes between antigovernment demonstrators and the police, a protester was found dead Saturday near the capital, as Bahrain struggled to restore calm before an international auto race on Sunday. Opposition groups blamed the police for the death. Bahrain, a Sunni-ruled monarchy in the Persian Gulf, has beaten back persistent protests from the country’s Shiite majority for more than a year. The protesters have intensified their actions in recent days, hoping to use the international attention focused on the country during the Formula One Grand Prix race to press their grievances.

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The Telegraph: Bahrain Grand Prix: riot squads, teargas and petrol bombs as protesters claim police beat Shia activist to death

As drivers prepared for the Bahrain Grand Prix, parts of the desert kingdom looked more like a war zone and one protester was discovered dead. Colin Freeman reports. By Colin Freeman, Manama, 21 April 2012 Built very much for strength rather than speed, they were not the kind of vehicles normally seen at the world's premiere motor racing event. Stretched along the desert highway leading to the Bahrain's Formula One race track were dozens of armoured personnel carriers - ready to use all means necessary to ensure the event went ahead.

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Reuters: Daughter of Bahrain hunger striker arrested over protest

21 April 2012

(Reuters) - The daughter of a prominent Bahraini opposition activist who has been on hunger strike for over two months was arrested on Saturday evening for trying to stage a protest in the capital Manama, activists said. Sayed Yousif al-Muhafda said Zainab al-Khawaja, who has been arrested before only to be released several hours later, was taken by police after she tried to protest near the Financial Harbour in the capital. She was among protesters who riot police tried to prevent marching inside the city's market area, a Reuters witness said.

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CalgarySUN: Protests overshadow Bahrain Grand Prix

Opposition vows “days of rage” during Formula One race

Alan Baldwin, Reuters, 21 April 2012

MANAMA - Crowds of masked protesters hurled petrol bombs at police who fired tear gas back in Bahrain on Saturday, turning the streets into a battle zone on the eve of a Formula One Grand Prix that demonstrators say glorifies a repressive government.

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TorontoSUN: F-1 chooses profit over human rights

21 April 2012

People demonstrate outside Formula One headquarters in London, against the Bahrain Grand Prix. Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone declared the race would go ahead on Sunday despite ongoing anti-government demonstrations and escalating sectarian tensions in the country. (AFP PHOTO)

James Lawton, 21 April 2012 It had absolutely nothing to do with the multi-millionaire Mr. Bernie Ecclestone, of course. As far as he was concerned the ‘Arab Spring’ might be some new line in bedroom upholstery. The cash register could clatter as merrily in the tumultuous streets of Bahrain as any other place.

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AP: Bahrain tense ahead of F1 after protester dies

Associated Press, 21 April 2012

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The discovery of a protester's body near the scene of clashes on Saturday threatened to tip Bahrain deeper into unrest as a 14-month-old uprising overshadows the return of the Formula One Grand Prix to the strategic Gulf kingdom. Bahrain's Sunni rulers had pressed for the race to be held as a chance to rebuild their credibility on the world stage after it was called off last year as police and army troops cracked down on dissent.