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Bahraini Courts Issue 429 Year Prison Terms in Just One Day
2015-11-24
Bahraini Mirror: Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, said that Bahraini courts have issued on Monday (November 23, 2015) jail terms that reach up to 429 years against 36 protestors.
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Bahraini Labour Minister: Over 466,000 Foreigners Work in Private Sector vis-a-vis 89,000 Bahrainis
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini Minister of Labour and Social Development, Jameel Humaidan, said that the number of foreigners working in the private sector has reached 466,524 during 2015, i.e. by an estimated annual increase of 5%.
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UK Concerned about Upholding Death Penalties Against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Tobias Ellwood, said that “The UK is concerned about the death sentences as handed down by the Bahraini courts.”
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Trial of 14 suspects in “Saraya Al-Ashtar” Case Begins Under Terrorism Act
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s fourth High Criminal Court began on Sunday (November 22, 2015) looking into the case known as “Saraya Al-Ashtar” in which 14 Bahrainis are accused.
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Bahraini Authorities Deny Sheikh Ali Salman’s Daughter of a Citizenship
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Aliaa Radhi, the wife of the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Sheikh Ali Salman, said that their daughter is deprived of her right to a Bahraini citizenship.
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5 HR Groups call for Campaign against Death Penalties Handed Down to Mohammad Ramadan & Hussein Mousa
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Five human rights organizations called for the most widespread campaign against the verdict issued by the Bahraini Court of Cassation to uphold death penalties against the two citizens, Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa, whom the authorities brought charges against over political reasons.
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Bahrain: Thousands of Protestors Denounce Court of Cassation’s decision to Uphold Death Penalties against 2 Protestors
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday (November 20, 2015) to express their opposition to the Court of Cassation’s decision to uphold death penalties against two protestors whom the authorities accuse of killing a policeman.
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AP: Bahrain Tortured Detainees Years After 2011 Protests
2015-11-23
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain's security forces tortured detainees in the years after its 2011 protests, despite a government promise to stop such abuses in the island nation, according to a new report released Monday.
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AFP: HRW Says Torture Still Happening in Bahrain Jails
2015-11-23
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahraini security forces are torturing detainees during interrogation as regulatory bodies set up after the 2011 uprising "lack independence" and officials are not held accountable, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
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Bahrain’s MoI Says it Referred Case of Prisoner Abuse & Arrested Number of Policemen
2015-11-22
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Interior Ministry Undersecretary, Major-General Khalid Salem Al-Absi, announced that the General Directorate of Reformation and Rehabilitation has reviewed complaints by a number of inmates regarding maltreatment by some of the workers at the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre.
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Reporters without Borders Demands Justice for Bahraini Journalist Nazeeha Saeed
2015-11-22
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Reporters without Borders (RSF) condemned on Friday (November 20, 2015) the Bahraini Justice Ministry’s arbitrary decision not to prosecute those responsible for torturing journalist Nazeeha Saeed under the pretext of insufficient evidence.
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HR Organization: Bahrain killed More than 10 Children & Detained 1,500 Others
2015-11-22
Bahrain Mirror: Nine Human Rights Organizations expressed their concerns on Friday (November 20, 2015), regarding the Bahraini government’s ongoing violations of hundreds of children’s rights and breach of the UN convention on the Rights of the Child.
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80 MEPs Call on Bahrain’s King to Lift Travel Ban on Nabeel Rajab
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: 80 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) issued a letter on Thursday (November 19, 2015) to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa urging him to immediately lift the travel ban and drop all charges against human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.
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Detained Opposition Leaders Call on World to Stand against Government’s Terrorism in Bahrain
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: Detained opposition leaders urged on Thursday (November 19, 2015) the world to condemn the government’s terrorism in Bahrain, expressing their solidarity with the victims of terrorist attacks that took place in various countries across the world.
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John Kerry: We Encourage Bahraini King to Engage in Reconciliation Process
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The US Secretary of State John Kerry said he discussed with his Bahraini counterpart Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa the internal challenges of reconciliation and the process of trying to bring people together in Bahrain.
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US Secretary of State Calls for Reconciliation between Bahraini Opposition & Regime
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The US Secretary of State John Kerry called for reconciliation in Bahrain between the opposition and regime stressing that he is looking forward to visiting the ally kingdom that has been witnessing unrests since 2011.
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Six Protestors Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison over Charges of Setting Fire to Municipality Building in Jidhafs
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced 6 protestors on Thursday (November 19, 2015) to 15 years in prison. The court accused them of setting fire to a municipality building in the Bahraini village of Jidhafs. The protestors; however, denied this charge.
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Local Newspaper: Tweeter “Bou Khamees” Sentenced to One Year in Prison Over Insulting Journalist
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini state Al-Ayam newspaper said that a Bahrain court sentenced a tweeter known as “Bou Khamees” to one full year in prison after convicting him of insulting a journalist.
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Criminal Court Rejects Military Court Verdict to Imprison Suspect for 5 Years & Declares him Not Guilty
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa with the membership of judges Dia' Huraidi and Issam-Eldeen Mohammad Khalil and Naji Abdullah as secretariat, declared a suspect not guilty after rejecting a sentence to imprison him for 5 years, as previously issued by a National Safety Court, over charges of attacking Al-Khamis police station.
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Muharraq Butchers Resume Work after 49 Days of Strike
2015-11-20
Bahrain Mirror: Muharraq’s Central Market in Bahrain has decided to stop the strike after 49 days of boycotting meat purchase, following a government decision to lift subsidies on meat and increase its prices.