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Adel Flaifel Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison over Arms Possession
2015-10-31
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Third High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Ebrahim Al-Zayed with the membership of judges Wajih Al-Shaer and Badr Al-Abdallah and Yousef Bou Hardan as secretariat, sentenced the former Bahraini Interior Ministry colonel Adel Flaifel to 10 years in prison after convicting him of possession of various arms and ammunition without permits, and also fined him 500 BD. The criminal court also sentenced 7 others in the same case (his driver and bodyguards) to 3 years in prison on the same charges with a 500 BD
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British MPs Put Forward Motion Calling for Release of Bahraini Opposition Leaders
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A group of British Members of Parliament have put forward a motion in the UK House of Commons on human rights abuses in Bahrain, calling for the release of Bahraini opposition leaders.
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Freedom House’s Freedom on the Net Report: Bahrain Harasses Twitter Users with Army of Trolls
2015-10-30
Bahraini Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain scored 72 on a scale of (0 = Best, 100 = Worst), according to Freedom House’s annual Freedom on the Net report, which highlighted that an “army of trolls has been active on Twitter since February 2011 to collectively harass and intimidate online activists.”
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Deputy US Secretary of State to Head Delegation to Manama Dialogue and Meet Senior Officials & Civil Society Leaders
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror: The United States Department of State said that the US Deputy Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, will visit Bahrain in October 30 and 31 to attend the annual Manama Dialogue.
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Bahraini Court Acquits Rida al-Ghasra & 4 Others of Arms Possession Charges
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court on Thursday (October 29, 2015) acquitted Rida Al-Ghasra and four other defendants on charges of possession of firearms and live ammunition.
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Finance Minister to MPs: We Will Raise Debt Ceiling to 10 Billion..Won't Engage in Discussions
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror: Commenting on the Bahraini MPs discussions held on Tuesday (October 27, 2015) over the lift of subsidies on meat, the Bahraini Finance Minister Ahmad bin Mohammad Al Khalifa said: "Are you aware that the debt ceiling will be raised to 7 and 10 billion
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Reuters: FIFA Candidate Denies Role in Punishing Protesting Athletes in Bahrain
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa denied on Thursday he had ever been involved in investigating and prosecuting athletes active in Bahrain's democracy protests in 2011.
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IISS - Addressing the catastrophic instability and insecurity in the Middle East
2015-10-30
Bahrain Mirror: As we approach 5 years on from the historic events of the Arab Spring the region is yet more unstable and insecure than ever before.
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ISIS Announces Death of Bahraini Khalid Al-Mannai in Iraq’s Ramadi
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: Supporters of the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and greater Syria (ISIS) announced the death of a Bahraini militant named Khalid Al-Mannai in Ramadi, west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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Israeli Defence Minister Says Iran Wants to Reach Bahrain
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said that Iran seeks to reach Bahrain, claiming that Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition defeating Iran in Yemen.
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Local Newspaper: UK, Saudi & Iraqi FMs to Participate in Manama Dialogue
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Ayam newspaper, owned by the Bahraini King's advisor Nabeel Al-Hamer, said that the British, Saudi, Iraqi and Egyptian Foreign Ministers will head their delegations in the Manama Dialogue to kick off on October 30.
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Al-Salman: Summoning Preachers & Obsequies Administrators Part of Crackdown on Shiites
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, head of the religious freedom department of the Bahrain Observatory for Human Rights, said that more than 17 figures have been summoned, including preachers, clerics and lecturers in addition to obsequies administrators and organizing committees for Ashura events.
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Appeals Court: 15-Year Jail Term Handed Down to Suspect over Attempted Murder of Policemen in Damestan
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals commuted on the sentence of one of the two suspects accused of attempted murder of two police officers in Bahrain’s Damestan to 15 years in prison instead of life-imprisonment.
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10-Year Term for 6 Suspects & 3 Years for another over Case of Burning Vehicle on F1 Street
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 6 suspects to 10 years in prison and another to 3 years imprisonment over charges of setting fire to a scrap vehicle on the Formula 1 Street.
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Journalist Nicholas Kristof: Bahrain Denied Me a Visa to Attend IISS Manama Dialogue
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: The American journalist Nicholas Kristof said that the Bahraini authorities denied him a visa to attend the IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain.
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15-Year Jail Term Handed Down to 6 Suspects over Burning ATM in Hamad Town
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced 6 suspects accused of setting fire to an ATM of one of the banks in Bahrain’s Hamad Town to 15 years in prison.
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Majeed Milad to be Sentenced on November 11
2015-10-29
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court decided on Tuesday (October 27, 2015) to adjourn the case of the member of Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Majeed Milad, until November 11.
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Bahraini MP: House of Bahraini Ambassador to Kuwait Costs Gov’t 3.5 Million BD
2015-10-28
Bahrain Mirror: Member of the Bahraini parliament, Khalid Al-Shaer, revealed that the Government of Bahrain paid 3.5 million BD as rent for the house of the country’s ambassador to Kuwait, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
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Bahraini Public Prosecution Detains Preacher Abbas Al-Jamri for 7 Days Pending Investigations
2015-10-28
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution decided to detain the Shiite preacher Abbas Al-Jamri for seven days pending investigations over one of his sermons delivered during Ashura in Karbabad.
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Child Ali Abdullah Isa Tortured in Detention, Transferred to Solitary Confinement
2015-10-28
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) stated that the Bahraini child Ali Abdullah Isa (15 years old) was recently arrested and harshly beaten and tortured, calling for his immediate release.