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Bahraini MP: Law Permits Cutting off Water, Electricity & Phone Network from Area Witnessing “Terrorist Acts”
2015-12-03
Bahrain Mirror: MP Khalid Al-Shaer: “A police officer can cut off water, electricity and communications network from an entire village under the pretext that it is witnessing terrorist acts.”
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Bahrain Observatory Calls for Stopping State Violence against Bahraini Women
2015-12-03
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Human Rights Observatory (BHRO) called on the Bahraini authorities to put a clear strategy that counters and prevents state violence against women in Bahrain.
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Public Utilities Committee Recommends Reclaiming Residence Units of Citizens Stripped of Nationality with 3 Months Evacuation Notice
2015-12-02
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Utilities and Environment Committee of the (appointed) Shura Council decided to submit its final report about the committees repeated articles on the housing bill to reclaim residence units of Bahrainis stripped of their citizenships.
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Parliamentary Proposal to Impose Fees on Foreigners Entering Public Schools
2015-12-02
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Parliament's financial and economic affairs committee member Jalal Kadhem submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Education for imposing fees on foreign students entering public schools.
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Kuwaiti Newspaper: Bahraini Ambassador’s Residence in Kuwait Robbed
2015-12-02
Bahrain Mirror: The Kuwaiti “Al-Watan” newspaper said that the residence of Bahraini Ambassador to Kuwait, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa, was robbed on Sunday (November 29, 2015)
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400 Unemployed Registered at Ministry of Labour with Medical Specialties
2015-12-02
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini Labour Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs Mohammed Ali Al-Ansari said that job seekers, with medical specialties, registered at the ministry have reached 400
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15 Year Prison Term Handed Down to Teenager over Shooting at Police & Joining Al-Mukhtar Brigade Charges
2015-12-02
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the 15-year jail term issued against a 17-year old boy, accused of attempting to kill a policeman in Sanabis and joining Al-Mukhtar Brigade.
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Sadrist Movement Leader: Arrests Won't Dim Revolution Flame of Bahraini People
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The leader of the Sadrist Movement, Sayyid Muqtada Al-Sadr, reiterated his support for the Bahraini revolution, stressing that the arrests made by the Bahraini authorities against activists "will not dim the revolutionary flame of the Bahraini people."
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Bahraini Gov't Fails to Pay Medical Field Workers Fees
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror:A number of medical field workers confirmed that the Bahraini government failed to pay them two months of overtime fees.
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Bahrain: Businessmen Transfer their Assets Outside Country Amid Ongoing Political Crisis
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini businessman, Yousef Al-Masha'al said that Bahraini businessmen are transferring their money outside Bahrain due to the political crisis the island kingdom has been witnessing since 5 years ago.
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Alba Considers Laying off 300 Workers in Exchange for Financial Offers
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The chairman of Alba's Board of Directors said that the company will review its policies, regarding promotions and privileges given to employees because of the challenges it is facing.
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Al-Mohafdha Meets with German MPs & "Reporters without Borders" Rep. to Discuss Bahrain's HR Situation
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) stated human rights activist Sayed Yousef Al-Mohafdha met with a number of German MPs and a Reporters without Borders representative to discuss the human rights situation in Bahrain.
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7 Accused of Joining Assembly in Sitra Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Fourth High Criminal Court in Bahrain sentenced 7 suspects to 5 years in prison over charges of joining an assembly, possessing Molotov cocktails and attacking policemen.
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Chief of “Detained Military Men” Mahmoud Al-Alawi Imprisoned
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain security forces linked to the Ministry of Interior arrested and imprisoned, Mahmoud Al-Alawi, a former detainee known as the “Chief of Military Men” who served three years in prison before he was released in 2014.
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Pakistani Embassy Counsellor Reveals Plan to Construction Pakistani Univ. in Bahrain
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: Social Affairs Counsellor at the Embassy of Pakistan in Bahrain, Maqsood Qadir, announced that there is a plan and endeavors to build a university for the Pakistani community in Bahrain.
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5-Year Prison Term Handed Down to 27 Accused of Blocking Al-Budai Street
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 27 suspects to five years in prison, claiming that they forced an Asian truck driver to dump a load of sand in order to block the Al-Budai Street.
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Amnesty International Urges Bahrain to Disclose Ali Al-Tajer’s Legal Status
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International urged the Bahraini authorities to “disclose Ali Isa al-Tajer’s legal status and where he is detained, and give him immediate access to his family and lawyer,” stressing that they “ensure that Ali Isa al-Tajer is not tortured or otherwise ill-treated
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Bahrain to Build Two Schools & Health Centers in Egypt
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Secretary General of the Royal Charity Organisation, Mustafa El Sayed, announced that Egypt will witness four development projects, two schools and two health centers.
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Sheikh Ali Salman from Prison: Death Penalties Resemble Unlawful Killings
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The leader of the main Bahraini opposition group and secretary-general of Al-Wefaq society, Sheikh Ali Salman, expressed his opposition to the death penalties issued by Bahraini courts, following the Court of Cassation’s decision to uphold death penalties issued against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa
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Appeals Court Upholds 15-Year Prison Term Against Said Al-Hayki over Gudaibiya Bombing
2015-12-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini High Appeals Court upheld the prison term issued against Said Al-Hayki (45 years old), from Samaheej, who was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment over charges of manufacturing homemade bombs and detonating the explosives in the Gudaibiya area.