Bahrain - Oct 28

A court in Bahrain has suspended leading Shia opposition group al-Wefaq's activities for three months. Parliamentary elections are next month. The group, founded in 2002, had planned to boycott the November 22 elections because they claimed the results would be controlled by the ruling authority. Protestors have been demanding an end to the discrimination of the Shia majority by the Sunny royal family. Thousands have been arrested and dozens killed since protests began in 2011. Source: BBC News