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HRW Says Ombudsman's Annual Report Lacks Transparency & Underscores Serious Inadequacy of Bahrain's Efforts to End Torture
2016-06-14
Human Rights Watch condemned third annual report issued by Bahraini Ombudsman Office, stressing it lacks transparency.
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Switzerland Expresses Concern at UNHRC over Ongoing Violations in Bahrain
2016-06-13
Switzerland voiced its concern over the continued human rights violations in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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MENA HR Defenders Condemn Rights Champion Nabeel Rajab's Arrest, Call for Immediate Release
2016-06-13
HR activists from Arab world expressed grave concern over detention of Bahraini human rights advocate Nabeel Rajab.
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Index on Censorship Urges UK to Condemn Nabeel Rajab's Arrest, Calls for Stopping Harassment of HR Defenders
2016-06-13
index on Censorship condemned the latest arrest of human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain.
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Powerful Saudi Prince to Meet Obama, Ban on U.S Visit
2016-06-13
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince flew to the United States on Monday for meetings with U.S. President...
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CIA Chief Expects Release of 9/11 Documents to Clear Saudi Arabia
2016-06-13
CIA chief John Brennan said on Sunday he expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the ...
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Reuters: Bahrain Arrests Prominent Campaigner Nabeel Rajab
2016-06-13
Bahraini police detained Nabeel Rajab, one of the most prominent rights activists in the Arab world, his wife ...
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AFP: Top Human Rights Activist Rearrested in Bahrain
2016-06-13
Leading Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was rearrested on Monday by security forces in the...
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AP: Bahrain Detains Prominent Activist During Raid on His Home
2016-06-13
Bahraini police detained a prominent activist during a raid on his home early on Monday morning, rights groups and the activist's family said, part of a wide crackdown on dissent more than five years after the Arab Spring.
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Bahraini Authorities Prevent HR Activists from Leaving to Geneva to Participate in HRC Session
2016-06-12
Bahraini authorities prevented number of rights activists from traveling to Geneva, to attend 32rd UNHRC session.
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Bahraini King Bans Mixing "Religious Preaching with Political Practice"
2016-06-12
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a Law on Saturday (June 11, 2016), amending some of the provisions of Law 26/2005 regulating political societies.
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Local Newspaper: No Travel Ban Issued against Dr. Al-Dirazi
2016-06-12
Al-Wasat newspaper said Justice Ministry didn't issue any decree preventing Neurosurgeon consultant Taha Al-Dirazi from leaving country.
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Smart CCTVs To be Activated in Bahrain
2016-06-12
Bahraini General Director of Traffic said smart CCTVs will be activated Saturday June 11 across country.
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Bahraini Nusra Front Militant Killed in Southern Rural Aleppo
2016-06-12
Information revealed that Bahraini national was killed in battles between Syrian army and Al-Nusra..
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US State Department: We Continue to Press Bahrain to Improve its HR Record
2016-06-12
US State Department stressed they will continue to press Bahraini authorities to make improvements ...
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Bahrain Records Highest Prison Population Rate in Middle East
2016-06-12
Bahrain occupied the first rank in the Middle East in terms of prison population rate.
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HRF Urges US State Dept. to Submit Report on BICI Recommendations Implementation
2016-06-11
HRF urged US State Department to submit congressionally-mandated report assessing Bahraini government's implementation of BICI recommendations.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja Says She Took Hard Decision to Leave Bahrain to Denmark
2016-06-11
Human rights activist Zainab Al-Khawaja said she took a hard decision to leave Bahrain to Denmark.
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AP: Prominent Activist Freed in Bahrain Leaves for Denmark
2016-06-11
A prominent activist in Bahrain said early Saturday she left the tiny island kingdom after recently being ...
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AFP: Prominent Opposition Activist Leaves Bahrain After Release
2016-06-11
Bahraini Shiite opposition activist Zainab al-Khawaja, who was released from jail this week on "humanitarian" grounds, announced Saturday that she has left the country.