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Bahraini Clerics Condemn Al-Nimr’s Execution & Hold Saudi Authorities Responsible for Consequences
2016-01-05
Bahrain Mirror: A statement issued by Bahraini Clerics on Sunday (January 3, 2016) condemned the Saudi regime’s execution of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, stressing that sentences like these will not silence free voices.
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Al-Hurra News Names Bahraini Activist Zainab Al-Khawaja “Most Gulf Influential Woman”
2016-01-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Al-Hurra News announced on its website that the Bahraini activist Zainab Al-Khawaja was given the title of the “most Gulf influential woman” of 2015 in a survey undertaken by the news website last week.
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Six HR Organizations: Sheikh Al-Nimr Demanded Political Rights in his Country..His Execution Is a Crime
2016-01-05
Bahrain Mirror: Six human rights organizations issued a statement condemning with the harshest terms the implementation of the death sentence issued by the Saudi authorities against the prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, with three others prisoners of conscience.
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For 2nd Consecutive Day: Protests across Bahrain Condemn Al-Nimr’s Execution & Reject Saudi Continued Military Presence
2016-01-05
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Dozens of Bahraini protestors were injured on Sunday (January 3, 2016) after the Bahraini regime forces cracked down with shotgun pellets on protesters frustrated at the Saudi regime's execution of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr.
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Reuters: Bahrain Police Fire Tear Gas at Dozens Protesting Saudi Cleric's Execution
2016-01-02
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain police fired tear gas at several dozen people protesting the execution by Saudi Arabia on Saturday of a prominent Saudi Shi'ite cleric, an eyewitness said.
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Saudi Executes 47 Including Top Shiite Cleric "Al Nimr"
2016-01-02
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 47 people convicted of "terrorism", including a prominent Shiite cleric behind anti-government protests, the interior ministry said.
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Three Bahraini Soldiers Killed in War on Yemen
2016-01-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Army announced on Tuesday (December 29, 2015) that three of its soldiers were killed on the Saudi-Yemeni border, without giving any details about the circumstances of their death.
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Bahrain & Pakistan Hold Joint Naval Exercises in Karachi
2016-01-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Pakistani website PakObserver stated that the Bahraini Royal Navy completed with its Pakistani counterpart on Saturday the joint “Shahine Island Exercises” in the city of Karachi.
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10-Year & Life in Prison Terms Handed Down to 29 Suspects & 2 Stripped of Nationality over Bani Jamra Bombing
2016-01-01
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court convicted 29 suspects whose ages range between 16 and 25 years old over the detonation of a bombing in Bahrain’s Bani Jamra.
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Bahrain 19 Calls for Revealing the Fate of Journalist Mahmoud Al-Jaziri
2016-01-01
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain 19, a group concerned with defending freedom of opinion and expression, called on the security authorities to reveal the fate of Al-Wasat journalist Mahmoud Al-Jaziri after his arrest on Monday morning (December 29, 2015).
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Bahrain: Parliamentary Proposal Urges Gov’t to Recognize “Ahwaz State”
2016-01-01
Bahrain Mirror: A number of Bahraini MPs submitted a proposal to the cabinet on Tuesday (December 29, 2015) asking it to recognize what they called “Al-Ahwaz State”, and urging it to act on the Gulf level in order to achieve this recognition.
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Conference Held to Honor Ayatollah Qassem with Participation of 700 Sunni & Shiite Figures
2016-01-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Mustafa International University announced that a conference honoring Sheikh Issa Ahmad Qassem convened in the Iranian capital Tehran.
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Bahraini Cabinet Decides to Raise Diesel, Kerosene & Jet Fuel Prices
2015-12-31
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini cabinet decided in its meeting held on Monday (December 28, 2015) to modify the prices of diesel, kerosene and jet fuel, with unchanged current kerosene prices for bakeries and subsidized diesel prices for fishermen.
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Three-Year Prison Terms Handed Down to 12 Suspects over Burning Tires in Salmabad
2015-12-31
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Third High Criminal Court sentenced 12 suspects to 3 years in prison over starting a fire and threatening private transportation.
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Three-Year Prison Terms Handed Down to 2 Suspects over Manama Rally
2015-12-31
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 2 suspects to 3 years in prison over charges of beating a policeman, rallying, and causing damage to the clothing of a policeman and a sergeant.
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Three Suspects Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison & 2 Others to 10 over Nuwaidrat Bombing
2015-12-31
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 3 suspects to 15 years in prison over the possession of firearms without permits and explosives aiming at detonating them. The court also handed down 10 year prison terms to 2 others over planting explosives.
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Nine Suspects Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison & 2 Others to 5 over Saar Bombing
2015-12-31
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court accused 11 suspects of blowing up a gas cylinder in front of a currency exchange office in the Bahraini village of Saar, causing damages to the office and nearby shops.
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AP: Bahrain Says 29 People Sentenced to Prison Over 2014 Bombing
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain says 29 people have been sentenced to prison over a 2014 bombing that targeted police officers in the tiny island kingdom.
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Reuters: Bahrain Court Sentences 29 People to 5-25 Years Jail for 2014 Explosion
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain's High Criminal Court has sentenced 29 people to jail terms ranging from five to 25 years for detonating an explosive device intended to kill policemen in 2014, state news agency Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported on Wednesday.
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Reuters: Bahraini Jet Taking Part in Yemen War Crashes in Saudi Arabia
2015-12-30
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): A Bahraini F-16 jet taking part in a mostly Gulf Arab military campaign in Yemen crashed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to a coalition statement on the Saudi state news agency.