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Reuters: Bahrain Police Fire Tear Gas, Bird Shot at Protesters
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahraini police clashed on Friday with demonstrators who were protesting against the execution of a top Shi'ite cleric in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, witnesses said.
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BHRS: 30 Peaceful Protests & 20 Arrests in Last Week of Dec.
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) stated that Bahraini authorities arbitrarily arrested 20 citizens and launched 16 house raids during fourth week of december 2015.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry Denies Food Poisoning of Detainees in Jaw Prison
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior denied on its official Twitter account the food poisoning of detainees held in Jaw Central Prison.
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Emirati Prof. of Political Science: 900,000 Anti-Shia Tweets in 2 Days
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A Professor of Political Science at the University of UAE Abdulkhaleq Abdullah stated on Thursday (January 7, 2016) that 900,000 anti-Shia tweets were made during two days only.
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Bahrain Suspends Maritime Navigation to/from Iran
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain decided to ban maritime navigation from and to Iran two days after the Civil Aviation Affairs announced a ban on flights with Iran.
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Terrorist Crimes Prosecution: Life Imprisonment Handed down to 3 Suspects over Al-Dair Bombing
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Chief of Bahrain’s Terrorist Crime Prosecution the attorney-general Ahmad Al-Hammadi said that Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced three suspects to life imprisonment over attempted murder of policemen...
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Bahraini Interior Ministry Meals Cause Food Poisoning among Dozens of Jaw Prison Detainees
2016-01-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Deputy Chairman of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights stated on Thursday (January 7, 2016) that dozens of detainees held in Bahrain’s Central Jaw Prison were food poisoned due to the poor quality of meals provided by the Ministry of Interior.
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Justice HRO Launches Art Initiative to Support Freedom in Bahrain
2016-01-08
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Justice Human Rights Organization announced the launch of an international initiative “to support freedom in Bahrain,” and raising awareness to the issues in the island kingdom.
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Reuters: Bahrain Sentences Three to Life in Prison for Attack on Police
2016-01-08
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain's High Criminal Court sentenced three unnamed defendants to life imprisonment on charges of attempting to murder policemen with an improvised bomb, state news agency BNA reported on Thursday.
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Bahraini Prosecution Releases Al-Musawi, Al-Salman, Kadhem & Shakhouri after Interrogation
2016-01-08
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution released on Wednesday (January 6, 2016) the Secretary-General of Wa'ad Society Radhi Al-Musawi, head of Al-Wefaq's Shura Sayed Jameel Kadhem, the Chairman of the Religious Freedom Committee of Bahrain Observatory Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman and activist Mohammad Al-Shakhouri.
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Three-Year Prison Term Handed Down to Adel Flaifel over another Embezzlement Case
2016-01-08
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First Minor Criminal Court sentenced on Tuesday the former colonel in the Ministry of Interior Adel Flaifel and others to 3 years in prison over fraud and embezzling more two million BD in a contract with two investors, whom he tricked by selling them a piece of land not owned by him.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry Says It Caught Iran & Hezbollah-Linked Al-Basta Group
2016-01-07
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday (January 6, 2016) that it foiled a "terrorist plot" and identified the "secret terrorist group members", backed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG) and Lebanon's Hezbollah.
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Carnegie Research: Bahrainis Tweet Counter-Sectarianism Rhetoric Yet Saudis Behind Sectarian Content on Twitter
2016-01-07
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A research made by Carnegie's Alexandra Siegel confirms that the majority of sectarian Arabic tweets were sent from Gulf countries, mainly Saudi Arabia.
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Reuters: Saudi Execution Exposes Dangerous Political and Religious Divisions
2016-01-07
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's execution of Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr has exposed the dangerous political, religious and socio-economic fault lines which run through the kingdom and the Gulf.
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Bahrain Follows Saudi Arabia’s Suit & Suspends Flights to/from Iran
2016-01-07
Bahrain Mirror: The Civil Aviation Authority at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications announced on Wednesday (January 6, 2016) that all flights to and from Iran have been suspended.
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Bahrain Severs Diplomatic Ties with Iran over “Protestors’ Attack on Saudi Embassy in Tehran”
2016-01-07
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Information and Parliament Affairs Minister Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi said that the decision to sever diplomatic ties has not been made in a vacuum or taken haphazardly
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Bahraini Parliament Proposes Severing Trade Ties, Suspending Flights & Banning Travel to Iran
2016-01-07
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Parliament proposed on Tuesday (January 5, 2016), to the Government, to sever trade ties, suspend flights to and from Iran, and ban citizens from travelling to Iran following tensions with Gulf countries.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says Catches Iran-Linked Cell Plotting Attacks
2016-01-07
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain said on Wednesday it had caught an Iranian-linked cell plotting attacks on its territory, days after it followed its close ally Saudi Arabia in cutting ties with Iran.
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Five-Year Prison Terms Handed Down to 5 Suspects over Burning Tires
2016-01-06
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Third High Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Ibrahim Al-Zayed with the membership of judges Wajih Al-Shaer and Ibrahim Al-Jafen and Yusuf Bou Hardan as secretariat, sentenced five suspects to 5 years in prison and ordered confiscating seized items.
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Hamad Bin Issa Issues 4 Decrees: Appoints Univ. President as Tamkeen CEO
2016-01-06
Bahrain Mirror: The King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa issued four new decrees appointing the University President Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmed Janahi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen) for a three-year term.