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British Naval Base in Bahrain Not Deep Enough for New Aircraft Carriers
2016-01-29
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Forces TV website reported that "Queen Elizabeth Class carriers appear to have hit what some are claiming is a major stumbling block, or duck" at Mina Salman in Bahrain.
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Bahraini Appeals Court Decides to Rehear Opposition Leader Case to Display Speeches Submitted by the Defence
2016-01-29
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Supreme Court of Appeals decided to return the case of the Bahraini opposition leader Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman for hearing, in order to display a number of CDs submitted by the defence team containing Salman's speeches, and set March 15, 2016 as the next date of the hearing.
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“Revolutionary Forces” Call for Awaiting “Al-Nimr Rebellion” Steps Marking Feb. 14 Uprising Anniv.
2016-01-28
Within the framework of the preparations made to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the February 14 uprising which erupted in 2011, the Bahraini revolutionary forces called for awaiting the announcement of the steps launching the “Al-Nimr Rebellion.”
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BFHR’s New Book Documents 49 Cases of Killed Children & Fetuses
2016-01-28
The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) published a special book documenting how 49 Bahraini children and fetuses lost their right to live by deliberate or extrajudicial killings practiced by the Bahraini authorities.
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Bahraini Foreign Ministry: UN Didn’t Issue Decision Banning Us from Voting
2016-01-28
The Bahraini Foreign Ministry said that the United Nations General Assembly didn’t issue a decision depriving Bahrain of its right to vote, pointing out that Bahrain has paid all of its financial obligations.
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Local Paper: Gov’t. Replaces Ministers’ Cars with 2016 BMWs amid Economic Crisis
2016-01-28
The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said that the government recently “replaced the vehicles of a number of ministers with new 2016 BMWs.”
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Feb. 14 Coalition Calls for “Massive Participation” in Friday Protests
2016-01-28
Bahrain’s February 14 Coalition called for “massive participation” in the demonstrations organized to take place on Friday (January 29, 2016) under slogan “The Friday of February Will”.
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Opposition Leader’s Tweets on Martin Luther King Day Irritates Ruling Family in Bahrain
2016-01-27
After arresting and sentencing him to four years in prison, the ruling Al Khalifa tribe in Bahrain is doing its best to impose a complete siege on the opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and his freedom of expression.
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British Website: Sandhurst Academy Trains Officers from Regimes with Appalling HR Records Including Bahrain
2016-01-27
The British Mirror website published a news report stating that the British military Sandhurst Academy “is training hundreds of officers from regimes with appalling human rights records,” including Bahrain.
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Khalifa bin Salman Urges MPs to Assume Responsibilities & Lead Gov't. Decisions to Success
2016-01-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa urged the Parliament to "assume its responsibility amid these difficult conditions to overcome all the obstacles," in reference to the economic challenges emerging from falling oil prices.
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German Bild Newspaper: Sheikh of Torture Salman bin Ibrahim Wants to Become FIFA President
2016-01-27
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The German Bild newspaper mocked the Bahraini Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim's announcement to run for FIFA presidency, over suspicions of his involvement in the torture of a number of athletes in a campaign launched by the Bahraini regime against protestors in 2011.
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Information Ministry Bans Al-Wasat from Publishing Videos & Using YouTube
2016-01-27
Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said that it was informed by Bahrain's Ministry of Information Affairs of the decision to ban it from "using the social media outlet, YouTube, and was also informed earlier this month that it was banned from publishing and streaming videos.
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Five-Year Prison Term Handed Down to Suspect over Assembly & Assault on Policeman
2016-01-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced a young Bahraini (25 years old) to 5 years in prison over assaulting a policeman, joining an assembly and having possession of Molotov cocktails.
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Bahrain moves to close Iran's Future Bank
2016-01-27
Bahrain Mirror (reuters): Jan 26 Bahrain's central bank said on Tuesday it is taking steps to close down Iranian-owned Future Bank, which is based in the Gulf state.
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27 NGOs Demand Lifting Travel Ban on Nabeel Rajab
2016-01-26
27 NGOs urged the Bahraini authorities to lift the “arbitrary travel ban” imposed on the human rights defender and president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab.
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Al-Wefaq Rejects Referring Opposition Leader for Investigation..Insists It’s a Trial of Conscience Freedom
2016-01-26
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society voiced its opposition to referring its Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman, a prisoner of conscience, by the authorities to Bahrain’s Public Prosecution to be interrogated again on Sunday (January 24, 2016).
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57 Suspects of Jaw Prison Incident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison & Fined over 508,000 Dinars
2016-01-26
Bahrain’s Fourth High Criminal Court accused 57 suspects of rioting in Jaw Central Prison and sentenced all the defendants to 15 years in prison and fined them 508,187 Bahraini Dinars and 970 fils to compensate for cost of damages.
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18 Bahraini Women, 3 Children & 1 Infant Behind Bars in Bahrain
2016-01-26
A Major-General in Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior Mariam Al-Bardooli stated that there are currently 135 prisoners in the Corrections and Rehabilitation Center (women’s prison).
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Al-Wefaq Secretary-General Allowed Family Call & Defence Team Visit Postponed
2016-01-26
Alya Radhi, wife of Al-Wefaq Secretary General Sheikh Ali Salman, stated on Monday (January 25, 2016) that Sheikh Salman informed her over a phone call that the administration of Jaw Central Prison allowed family calls and visits.
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AFP: 15-Year Terms Added for 57 Shiites in Bahrain Jail Mutiny
2016-01-26
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A court in Bahrain on Monday added 15-year jail terms to the sentences of 57 Shiite inmates involved in a prison mutiny, a judicial source said.