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BFHR: National Human Rights Institution Shouldn’t be Partner in Torture
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the NHRI was supposed to take initiative in following up the details of violations documented by the HRW report and be independent in its decision making. It shouldn’t be a partner in the practice of impunity.”
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Bahrain’s Interior Minister: We Faced “Creative Chaos” in 2011 & London Still Base for Agitators
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said that “London is being used as an external base for terrorist activity and incitement in Bahrain,” adding that “despite the increasing threats we are facing, we now have a more experienced and better trained police force which has boosted our citizens’ trust in our security capabilities.”
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Bahrain’s NHRI: HRW Ignored Improvement of Human Rights Situation
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), a Bahraini state organization, said that Human Rights Watch (HRW) report ignored the role and the effort exerted by the institution and the positive results that were achieved and that are linked to the improvement of the human rights situation.
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BHRS: 27 Arbitrary Arrests & 32 Peaceful Protests in Third Week of November
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that it monitored 27 arbitrary arrests and 6 house raids in the Bahraini villages of Al-Diraz, Sitra, Buri and Al-Zinj within the third week of November 2015.
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BCHR: 25 Arrests within Third Week of November
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that the Bahraini authorities arrested 25 citizens within the third week of November 2015.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 4 Suspects to 3 & 5 Years in Prison over Assembly in Sitra
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court convicted 4 Bahrainis, sentencing the third suspect to 5 years in prison and the 3 others to 3 years over burning tires and joining an assembly in Bahrain’s Sitra.
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Gulf Braces For Austerity as Oil Income Slump Bites
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Faced with heavy losses from low oil prices, Gulf states have embarked on belt-tightening measures to cut spending and boost non-crude revenues, but analysts warn much more needs to be done.
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Bahrain's Crown Prince Highlights Importance of Strengthening Bahraini-US Relations
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa highlighted the importance of further strengthening joint coordination and mutual understanding between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States.
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Bahrain MoI Says Detainee Hussein Yousef Visited Prison Clinic 4 Times & Denies Depriving him of Medication
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror:Bahrain's Ministry of Interior claimed that detainee Hussein Hamza Yousef has visited the prison's clinic 4 times since he was arrested on March 15, 2015.
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Bahrain Gov't Worried about HRW Call to Stop UK Cooperation Programs
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror:Bahraini government says: "The recommendations presented by HRW regarding the call to stop the cooperation programs with the UK is worrying."
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10-15 Year Prison Terms Handed Down 13 Bahrainis Stripped of their Citizenships over Forming "Terrorist Group"
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court revoked the citizenships of 13 Bahrainis in a case that includes 16 suspects accused of forming a terrorist group, manufacturing bombs and training on targeting policemen.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Photojournalist for 10 Years - RSF
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court has jailed for 10 years a freelance photographer who covered demonstrations and revoked his citizenship after convicting him of "terrorism", Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
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Reuters: Bahrain Jails Reporter on Terrorism Charges - Rights Group
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain this week jailed a freelance photographer for 10 years and stripped him of his nationality after convicting him of terrorism, the media rights group Reporters sans Frontiers said on Tuesday.
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On the Universal Children's Day: 100 Children Arrested in November to Date
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain Human Rights Observatory demanded the Bahraini authorities to release the detained children whose number has reached 347 to date and to reinstate the citizenships of all the children which were revoked
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Bahrain Court Sentences 11 Accused of Assembly in Al-Budai Street to 5 Years in Prison
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Cour sentenced 11 suspects to 5 years in prison. The suspects are accused of staging an assembly, burning tires in Al-Budai Street and hurling stones and Molotov cocktails that led to damages in a car that stopped due to street blocking.
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HRW Issues Report about Torture in Bahrain: “The Blood of People Who Don’t Cooperate”
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch issued a report entitled “The Blood of People Who Don’t Cooperate: Continuing Torture and Mistreatment of Detainees in Bahrain”.
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Larijani Calls for Formation of National Unity Gov’t in Bahrain to “Swiftly End Conflict”
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Iran's Parliament (Shura Council) Speaker Ali Larijani called for the formation of a national unity government “in countries witnessing internal conflicts, such as Bahrain and Yemen, to include all its constituents.”
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In First Official Response: Bahraini Information Minister Deems HRW Report “Misleading”
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Information Affairs, Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, described a report issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on torture of detainees in Bahrain as “misleading”.
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Washington: We’re Not Bashful Nor Afraid to Speak of Human Rights Issues in Bahrain
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: The United States Department of State said that the US is not bashful and not afraid to express its concerns about human rights issues in Bahrain, which is considered one of Washington's key allies.
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Bahraini Authorities Strip 13 Protestors of their Nationalities over Claims of Forming Terrorist Cell
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court stripped 13 protestors, who were handed down prison terms, of their nationalities. Among those sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment was photographer Sayed Ahmad Al-Mousawi.