Access to the website of the Bahrain Justice and Development Movement blocked

The Bahraini authorities blocked access to the website of the Bahrain Justice and Development Movement, a London-based group founded in July. Consisting mainly of Bahraini exiles, it denounces human rights violations in Bahrain and advocates democratic reforms. The website had been about to post an article in which Ali Al-Aswad, a former parliamentarian now living in exile, said he feared a civil war could break out in Bahrain. Without elaborating, the authorities accused the site of “breaking Bahrain’s laws.”