http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/48/ en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain Launches Major Anti-AIDS Campaign as Arab Infections Soar http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77756 Bahrain has launched a major campaign to bring religious leaders into the fight against AIDS. The number of cases reported in Arab countries has gone up by 300% in the past three years. Bahrain: Heralding the cyber era of governance http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/135627/1/ With the news to have the smart card compulsory by next month, Bahrain is just one step away from a completely digitised economy. The law making smart card mandatory will make the Kingdom ahead of many countries in the region to switch over to the new digital economy. Bahrain launches e-government website http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/135049/1/ Bahrain's government moved into the hi-tech age yesterday with the launch of Bab Al Bahrain website. It will link all government ministries and help speed up services to citizens via the Internet. Bahrain appoints first woman judge http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/72788 Mona Jassem Al Kawari, a Bahraini lawyer, welcomed her appointment as the first woman judge in Bahrain as "a historic day". e-Voting to be introduced in Bahrain http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/126427/1/ Bahrain will introduce e-voting technology in its next election. Election and referendum director Shaikha Muneera bint Abdulla Al Khalifa described the e-voting in Bahrain as a genuine experiment of democratic transformation to the horizons of the 21st century. e-Records system launched at Bahrain Chamber http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/119195/1/ An electronic records and database system was launched at Bahrain’s Chamber of Deputies.The system, which will replace a manual programme, is a turning point in the Chamber’s legislative and administration operations. Bahrain: Relatives of Guantanamo Detainees Seek Government Intervention to Secure Release http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/57977 At a series of meetings facilitated by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights last month, families of the six Bahraini citizens detained at Guantanamo Bay urged their government to initiate action for the immediate release of the detainees. They want their government to send Bahraini lawyers to visit the detainees and consult with a New York Law firm that has agreed to represent them. Parliamentary poll breakthrough for Bahraini women http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/29917 Women were allowed to run for national office and vote in Bahrain's parliamentary elections yesterday for the first time. Support grows for Muslim science fund http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/93 Kuwait and Bahrain have become the latest countries to voice support for the creation of an international fund to promote science and technology in the Muslim World. Bahrain prisoners released ahead of referendum http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/4783 The release of most of Bahrain's political prisoners before this week's referendum on political reforms has been welcomed by Human Rights Watch, which also commended the encouragement of public debate around the proposed reforms. Bangladeshi migrants face tough life abroad http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/5175 Hundreds of Bangladeshi women sent to work as home helpers in Gulf nations each year are abused and exploited by unscrupulous employers, say rights groups. British 'torture chief' quits http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/6495 A British colonel accused of torture while running Bahrain's secret police retired abruptly yesterday from his post as an adviser to the island's interior ministry. UK launches probe into Bahrain torture claims http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/7704 British authorities have launched an investigation into allegations of torture made against the former head of Bahrain's security service. Bahrain court jails government critic http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/8958 A 62-year-old Shi'a religious leader and outspoken critic of Bahrain's government has been convicted at a state security court on charges of spying and treason.