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British Website: UK Foreign Office Silent over Mostafa Hamdan’s Death
2017-03-30
A British website said that the UK Foreign Office officials have failed to respond to claims by human rights groups that “UK trained police were responsible for the gunning down of 18 year-old Mostafa Hamdan, who has died two months after being shot in the head.”
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AFP: Bahrain Sentences Two To Death For Police Bombing
2017-03-30
A Bahraini court sentenced two people to death on Wednesday over a deadly bomb attack on a police patrol in 2015, a judicial source said.
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AP: Trump Administration Drops Human Rights in Bahrain F-16 Deal
2017-03-30
The Trump administration has told Congress it plans to approve a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain without the human rights conditions imposed by the State Department under President Barack Obama.
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AP: Bahrain Sentences 2 People to Death on Terror Charges
2017-03-30
A court in Bahrain on Wednesday sentenced two people to death on terror charges and handed down lengthy sentences to 11 others, including a former lawmaker who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to a statement from the public prosecutor.
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Reuters: Trump Administration Pursues Sale of F-16's to Bahrain
2017-03-30
President Donald Trump's administration has informed Congress of its plan to pursue the $5 billion sale to Bahrain of 19 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft and related equipment, which was held up last year by concerns about human rights, a congressional source said on Wednesday.
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Reuters: Bahrain Sentences Two to Death over 2015 Bomb Attack that Killed Two Policemen
2017-03-30
A Bahraini court on Wednesday sentenced two citizens to death over a 2015 bomb attack that killed two police officers and wounded six others, the public prosecutor said.
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Martyr Mostafa Hamdan’s Mother Addresses Diraz protestors: I See a Thousand Mostafa in You, We Will Grow Stronger
2017-03-30
Martyr Mostafa Hamdan’s mother assured the protestors at the open ended Diraz sit-in that they are following the footsteps of Hamdan.
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Bahrain Regime Targets Families of Dissidents in Fresh Reprisals, Brian Dooley
2017-03-29
Now family members of those who criticize the Bahrain government are being threatened, targeted, summoned and intimidated, said Human Rights First’s Brian Dooley.
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2&5-Year Jail Term Handed down to 3 Defendants over Planting Hoax Bomb in Bilad Al-Qadeem
2017-03-29
The Fourth High Criminal court sentenced a suspect to 2 years in prison and 2 others to 5 years over putting hoax bomb in Bilad Al-Qadeem and ordered the confiscation of seized items.
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Detention of Policeman Accused of Human Trafficking Renewed
2017-03-29
Bahrain’s Third High Criminal Court renewed the detention of a policemen for 15 days over case of human trafficking in Colombian girls.
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Saudi Shoots Down “Smuggled” Yemen Rebel Missiles
2017-03-29
Saudi Arabia intercepted four missiles fired by Yemeni rebels on Tuesday, a Saudi-led coalition said, in what it described as evidence of arms smuggling through a rebel-held Red Sea port.
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U.S. Weighs Bigger Role in Yemen's War, Boosting Aid to Allies
2017-03-29
The United States is considering deepening its role in Yemen's conflict by more directly aiding its Gulf allies battling Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, officials say, potentially relaxing a U.S. policy that limited American support.
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U.N. Experts Slam UAE over Arrest of Award-Winning Activist
2017-03-29
U.N. experts warned Tuesday that the United Arab Emirates' arrest of an award-winning rights activist violated international law, and demanded his immediate release.
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Appeal: 5-Year Jail Term to Defendants Accused of Escaping from Prisoners Transport Bus
2017-03-29
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld 5-year jail term against a defendant in the case of escaping from prisoners transport bus that was transporting them from Dry Dock Prison.
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Court Issues Death Penalty against 2 Defendants & Whole-Life Sentence against 5 Others over Sitra Blast
2017-03-29
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court issued death penalties against each of Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Touk and Mohammad Radhi Abdullah and revoked their citizenships. The court also issued whole-life sentences against Salah Saeed, Ibrahim Jaafar Hassan, Ali Abdulkarim Marzooq, Layth Khalil Al-Touk and Ali Ahmad Ali and revoked the citizenships of 4 of them. Meanwhile, Sayed Mortada Al-Sanadi and Kassim Abdullah Ali were stripped of their nationalities and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Al-Wefaq Leader Sheikh Hassan Isa Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
2017-03-29
Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced on Wednesday (March 29, 2017) Al-Wefaq prominent leader and former MP Sheikh Hassan Isa to 10 years in prison.
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Martyr Mostafa Hamdan Says in His Will: Don’t Surrender Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim & Don’t knee Before Tyrant
2017-03-29
Family of martyr Mostafa Hamdan published on Tuesday (March 28, 2017) the will he wrote before he martyred while taking part in the protest outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house.
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AFP: Iran Says Bahrain Terror Cell Claims “Delusional”
2017-03-29
Iran rejected as "delusional" on Tuesday Bahraini claims that it was behind a "terrorist" cell accused of planning attacks on senior figures and security personnel in the Gulf kingdom.
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Authorities Prevent Holding Mourning Procession for Martyr Hamdan, Clashes Erupt in Karbabad & Al-Hila
2017-03-29
Bahrain’s regime forces banned on Tuesday (March 28, 2017) people from holding mourning procession for martyr Mostafa Hamdan who passed away on Friday, as a result of a head injury he sustained after civilian security forces attacked protestors in Diraz on January 26.
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Editorial: The Sweetness of Mustafa Hamdan’s Mother
2017-03-29
It is indeed the year of mothers in Bahrain. On the day of his funeral, Mustafa Hamdan’s mother showed the world the sweet side of martyrdom.