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Bahrain's King Supports Measures Taken against Al-Wefaq
2016-06-16
Bahrain's King voiced his support for measures taken by government against Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.
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Bahraini PM: Actions Taken Are Part of a Bundle of Initiatives
2016-06-16
Bahrain's PM said recent actions taken by government against violators of laws come within context of bundle of initiatives.
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Mother of Detainee Akbar Ali: My Son Is in Terrible Psychological State, Put an End to his Suffering
2016-06-16
Prisoner Akbar Ali's Mother said he's in urgent need of psychological treatment and calls for putting end to his suffering.
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BBC: Wave of Anger following Arrest of Nabeel Rajab
2016-06-16
The BBC said social media users in Arab World were deeply concerned with news regarding Nabeel Rajab's arrest.
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Royal Decree Appoints Nasser bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa as Interior Ministry Undersecretary
2016-06-16
Bahrain King Issued Decree appointing Nasser bin Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa as Undersecretary at Interior Ministry.
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Iran's Khamenei Threatens to 'Set Fire' to Nuclear Deal if West Violates
2016-06-15
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened on Tuesday to "set fire" to the nuclear ...
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Reuters: U.S. 'Deeply Troubled' by Bahrain Crackdown on Opposition Group
2016-06-15
The U.S. State Department expressed concern on Tuesday about Bahrain's decision to suspend the main...
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Washington Deeply Troubled by Al-Wefaq Suspension, Urges Bahraini Officials to Reconsider Decision
2016-06-15
US State Department said it's deeply troubled by Bahrain's alarming move today to dissolve opposition political society Al-Wefaq.
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US Senator Marco Rubio Calls for Immediate Release of Nabeel Rajab
2016-06-15
US Senator Marco Rubio called on Government of Bahrain to immediately release prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.
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HRF: Suspension of Al-Wefaq Part of Alarming New Crackdown to Eliminate all Remaining Opposition in Bahrain
2016-06-14
HRF said suspension of Al-Wefaq is part of alarming crackdown by government to eliminate remaining opposition in country.
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UN Torture Rapporteur: Bahrain Considers itself Shielded from Int’l Scrutiny due to Relationship with UK and US
2016-06-14
UN torture rapporteur says Bahrain considers itself shielded [from scrutiny] due to its relations with Britain and America.
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France Expresses Concern over Nabeel Rajab’s Arrest, Urges Respect of Freedom of Opinion
2016-06-14
France voiced concern over arrest of prominent human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab, by Bahraini authorities...
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US Ambassador to HRC Deeply Concerned by Nabeel Rajab’s Arrest
2016-06-14
US Ambassador to HRC in Geneva expressed deep concern over arrest of prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
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Nabeel Rajab Detained for 7 Days Pending Investigations over Charge of “Spreading False News”
2016-06-14
Public Prosecution decided to detain prominent HR defender Nabeel Rajab for one week pending investigations.
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Ban Ki-Moon Voices Concern over Nabeel Rajab's Arrest, Criticizes Bahrain for Preventing HR Activists from Traveling to Geneva
2016-06-14
UN Secretary-General expressed concern over the re-arrest of Nabeel Rajab, reiterating right of people to freedom of expression.
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US State Department Expresses Deep Concern over Nabeel Rajab's Arrest
2016-06-14
US State Department expressed deep concern regarding arrest of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.
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AFP: Bahrain Court Suspends Main Opposition Bloc
2016-06-14
A Bahraini court on Tuesday suspended the main opposition Al-Wefaq group pending a verdict ...
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AP: Bahrain Suspends Main Shiite Opposition Party Amid Crackdown
2016-06-14
Bahrain suspended the tiny island kingdom's largest Shiite political group and froze its assets on Tuesday as part of a widening crackdown
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Reuters: Bahrain Court Suspends Main Opposition Group
2016-06-14
A Bahraini court on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the country's main opposition al-Wefaq Islamic group and set a hearing in October to look into dissolving it, a lawyer for al-Wefaq said on his Twitter account.
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Bahrain's FM Says High Commissioner's "Powerless": We Won't Waste our Time Listening to him
2016-06-14
Bahrain's FM said high commissioner "has no power", adding that Bahrain won't waste its time listening to his speech.