Salah Al Bandar

Dr Salah Al Bandar is a Sudanese-born Briton, known for his role in revealing the Bandargate scandal in Bahrain. Al Bandar had been working as a strategic planning adviser to the Cabinet Affairs Ministry of Bahrain since October 2006. On September 13, 2006 he was arrested and deported to London by Bahraini officials after he distributed a report revealing a conspiracy to suppress the Shia in Bahrain (who form the majority of the population). Scandal that ensued was named after him, Bandargate.

Al Bandar is the secretary general of the Gulf Centre for Democratic Development, a London-registered non-governmental organisation.

ee also

* Bandargate scandal
* Politics of Bahrain
* Whistleblower

References

* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/17/africa/ME_GEN_Bahrain_Elections.php 300 protesters in Bahrain demand investigation into alleged conspiracy to rig elections] , International Herald Tribune, 17 November 2006
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/02/africa/web.1002bahrain.php Report Cites Bid by Sunnis in Bahrain to Rig Elections] , New York Times, 2 October 2006
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/02/AR2006100200868.html Al-Bandar Ejection Exposes Bahrain Split] , Washington Post, 2 October 2006
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/02/africa/ME_GEN_Bahrain_Elections.php Allegations of treason, vote-rigging warn of sectarian strife ahead of Bahrain elections] , International Herald Tribune, 2 OCtober 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/node/528 Al Bander-Gate: A Political Scandal In Bahrain] , Bahrain Center for Human Rights, September 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/bandargate Documents related to Bandargate] , Bahrain Center for Human Rights
* [http://ericavebury.blogspot.com/2006/10/bandargate.html BandarGate] , Lord Eric Avebury, 5 October 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/ref06100500 Banning Publication of News or Information Related to the “Bandar-Gate” Scandal] , Bahrain Center for Human Rights, 6 October 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/node/586 “Bandar-Gate” and the Dangerous Role Played by Some Human Rights Societies and its Relation to the secret organization] , Statement by Bahraini Human Rights Activists, 10 October 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/ref06101201 Activists and journalist receive threats for highlighting Bandargate scandal] , Bahrain Center for Human Rights, 12 October 2006
* [http://abuaardvark.typepad.com/qahwa_sada/2006/10/bahrain_must_be.html Bahrain: Must be election season] , Toby Jones, 12 October 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/ref06101300 Concern over the lack of an official response to Al Bandergate] , Bahrain Center for Human Rights, 13 October 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/node/610 Petition From A Hundred Prominent Figures And Activists To The King Of Bahrain regarding Bandargate scandal] , 13 October 2006
* [http://www.bahrainrights.org/node/467 Documentary video: Political Naturalization in Bahrain]
* [http://mahmood.tv?cat=148 Mahmood's Den Bandargate Archive]
* [http://bandargate.wordpress.com/ Bandargate Blog]

* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=156596&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29188&date=9-24-2006 BANDARGATE!] , Gulf Daily News, 24 September 2006
* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=156858&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29191&date=9-27-2006 BANDARGATE: The unanswered questions] , Gulf Daily News, 27 September 2006
* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=156857&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29191&date=9-27-2006 Probe Call] , Gulf Daily News, 27 September 2006
* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/1yr_arc_Articles.asp?Article=156855&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29191&date=9-27-2006 MPs call for Al Bandar probe] , Gulf Daily News, 27 September 2006
* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/arc_Articles.asp?Article=157066&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29193 Secret offer to run society is alleged] , Gulf Daily News, 29 September 2006
* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/arc_Articles.asp?Article=157065&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29193 Activists charting action plan] , Gulf Daily News, 29 September 2006
* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/arc_Articles.asp?Article=157782&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29199 High Court issues Bandar Press gag] , Gulf Daily News, 5 October 2006
* [http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/arc_Articles.asp?Article=158221&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=29203 Societies call to lift Press gag] , Gulf Daily News, 9 October 2006

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1761650440367619517 Video: Press conference of Dr Salah Al Bandar the UK House of Lords] (Parts: [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1761650440367619517 1] , [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7158604986203919896 2] , [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5132678251566923268 3] )
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-963296667793244069 Video: Discussion with Dr Salah Al Bandar on Kawthar TV] (Parts: [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-963296667793244069 1] , [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=428303001749595497 2] , [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7675050598231414932 3] )