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Al-Wefaq Is Not for Sale, Activists Respond to Gov't Attack on Al-Wefaq Properties
2016-10-21
"To those who don't know the value of things: Al-Wefaq can neither be sold nor bought," said Ebrahim Sharif on Twitter following Bahraini forces' raid on Al-Wefaq HQ.
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Al-Wefaq Responds to Raid on HQ: Society Has Popular Legitimate Presence, Crackdown Won't Change Anything
2016-10-21
Deputy Secretary General of the Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said that latest attacks on Al-Wefaq headquarters is an attack against Bahrain, its people and their rights.
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Photos: Mass Protest in Diraz Condemning Prevention of Largest Shiite Friday Prayer
2016-10-21
A mass protest set off from the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz, condemning the prevention of Shia majority from performing their largest Friday prayer since over 3 months.
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British Police Train Bahrain how to “Whitewash” Deaths in Custody
2016-10-21
The British Morning Star website that the British police have advised their Bahraini counterparts on how to “whitewash” deaths in custody, international human rights group Reprieve alleged.
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Largest Friday Prayer Brought to Halt since over 3 Months
2016-10-21
The Bahraini authorities continued their severe campaign against the Shia majority by preventing them from performing the largest Friday prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz, through preventing the Imam of prayers and worshipers from the village that has been witnessing security siege since 4 months.
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S. Yousif Al-Muhafdah: Is Bahrain the New Breeding Ground for Political Extremism?
2016-10-21
How the government’s unprecedented crackdown on civil society and human rights might foster the radicalization of some of its citizens.
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Saudi Coalition Violated Law with Yemen Funeral Strike -U.N. Monitors
2016-10-21
A Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen violated international humanitarian law with a so-called "double tap" air strike on a funeral gathering in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, United Nations sanctions monitors told the Security Council.
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Bahraini PM Bids Farewell to his “Friend” & Partner in the Kempinski “Empire”, the Late Thai King
2016-10-21
Sources say there were ongoing negotiations between Bahraini PM, who owns 20% of Kempinski Hotels, and late King of Thailand, who holds 80% ownership of the hotelier group.
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Detainee Elias al-Mulla Transferred to Military Hospital, To Undergo Operation in One Month
2016-10-21
The family of detainee Elias al-Mulla said that the authorities transferred its son on Tuesday to the Military Hospital, due to the deterioration of his health status. It was then decided that he undergoes an operation next month.
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Journalist Hayat’s Trial Adjourned Till Nov. 2 While He Remains Imprisoned
2016-10-21
A Bahraini Court held its first trial hearings in the case of Bahraini journalist Faisal Hayat, and adjourned his case until November 2 for pleading.
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Appeals Court Upholds 1-Year Imprisonment Sentence Against Director Yasser Nasser Over Diraz Protest
2016-10-21
Bahrain’s Appeals Court upheld a verdict ruling a 1-year imprisonment against arts director, Yasser Nasser, for taking part in the Diraz protest.
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Appeals Court Upholds 1-Year Imprisonment Sentence Against Two Shiite Clerics for Supporting Ayatollah Qassim
2016-10-20
Bahrain's Appeals Court rejected an appeals request by two Shiite religious clerics, against a verdict ruling a 1-year imprisonment against them, after charging them with "protesting in Diraz".
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Iraqi PM says Mosul Campaign Going Faster than Planned
2016-10-20
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Thursday (October 20) that the campaign waged on the ISIS affiliation in Mosul is going faster than originally planned.
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PHOTOS: Security Forces Raid al-Wefaq Headquarters, Confiscate its Properties
2016-10-20
Bahrain’s security forces raided today (Thursday October 20, 2016) the headquarters of Bahrain’s biggest opposition societies, The National Islamic Society, al-Wefaq in Bilad al-Qadeem, according to eyewitnesses.
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Bahrain King Expresses Pride for Participating in War on Yemen, Days after Sanaa Massacre
2016-10-20
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa expressed his pride and appreciation of his country’s participation in the Saudi-led coalition war on Yemen.
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Local Newspaper: Postal Service Won’t Deliver Mail to Diraz Believing it’s “An Unsafe Area”
2016-10-20
Bahrain’s al-Wasat newspaper reported that a number of Diraz residents complained that the postal staff were not delivering their mail to their houses, because their houses are in “an unsafe area”.
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Prosecution: “Different Body” of Appeals Court to Look Into Sheikh Ali Salman’s Case, While he Remains Detained
2016-10-20
The High Appeal Court will look into the case of Sheikh Ali Salman again, under a different body, and the defendant will stand before it while he remains in in custody.
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Rights Campaigners Urge Prince Charles to Cancel Trip to Bahrain
2016-10-20
Human Rights campaigners are calling on Prince Charles to cancel his upcoming visit to Bahrain in light of the country’s deteriorating situation, as a leading activist faces 15 years in prison.
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Bahrain to Host Defense Conference Presided Over by King’s Son Accused of Torture
2016-10-20
Bahrain announced that it will host “the largest international defense exhibition and conference next year”, which will be presided over by the King son, Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who is accused of torturing political activists in prison.
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Malaysia Withdrew from Hosting 2017 FIFA Congress, Bahrain Stepped in, Welcoming the Israelis!
2016-10-20
Bahrain has offered to host the next FIFA congress, officially allowing Israelis entry to the country. This move shows that the government just wants to take further steps towards normalization with Tel Aviv.