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Bahraini King Orders Shura & Representatives Councils to Convene on Oct. 11
2015-10-10
Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa summoned the Council of Representatives and the Shura Council to convene.
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Bahraini Interior Ministry: Suspicious Object Explodes in Al-Juffair Injuring 2 Policemen
2015-10-10
The Bahraini Interior Ministry stated that a suspicious object exploded in Al-Juffair area, leaving two members of security forces with minor injuries.
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Who Is Funding "This Is Bahrain" Campaign?
2015-10-10
Although Betsy Mathieson, secretary-general of the Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations and organizer of "This Is Bahrain" campaign, denied that she received any funds from the Bahraini government yet she didn't reveal the sources of the campaign's mysterious funding.
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Bahraini Governmental Committee Refers Investors in “Bawabat Amwaj” to Public Prosecution
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: Committee for the settlement of distressed real estate development projects announced referring documents of some partners in Bawabat Amwaj to the Public Prosecution over a financial suspicion.
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Reform & Rehabilitation Center Says it Transferred Detainee Ali Faisal to Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex for Treatment
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: The administration of Bahrain's Reform and Rehabilitation Center denied having medical negligence towards detainee Ali Faisal who suffered from a sudden epilepsy seizure.
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Al-Wefaq’s Secretary-General Says his Trial in Appeals Court Is “Worse”
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: Secretary-General of the main opposition group in Bahrain Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, said that he wasn’t able to consult his defence panel days before his plea hearing scheduled on October 14, 2015.
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ICUJP Honors Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman with 2015 Advocate of Peace Award
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP) announced that it issued its 2015 Advocate for Peace Award to Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman, head of religious freedom unit at Bahrain Human Rights Observatory.
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Appeals Court Commutes Death Penalty Against Suspect in Policeman Murder Case to Life Imprisonment
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s third supreme court of appeals commuted in its session on Thursday (October 8, 2015) the sentences issued against the two suspects accused of killing policeman Ahmad Al-Mraysi.
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BHRS: 25 Peaceful Protests & 13 Arbitrary Arrests within Last Week of September
2015-10-10
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that it monitored 25 peaceful protests and more than 10 house raids, adding that 13 citizens were arbitrarily arrested within the last week of September.
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Bahraini Authorities Take Down “Ashura” Flags and Banners in Eskan A’ali
2015-10-09
Bahrain Mirror: Activists on social media said that the Bahraini authorities on Thursday (October 7, 2015) took down flags and banners for Ashura season.
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Nasrallah Says States Advised Bahraini Opposition to Directly Negotiate with Saudi Arabia
2015-10-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Movement Sayed Hassan Nasrallah stressed that some states advised the Bahraini opposition to negotiate with Saudi Arabia directly because the Bahraini rulers are not the decision makers.
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Taxi Drivers Threaten to Go on Strike: Keeping Sector Open for Illegal Competition Will Affect 6000 Citizens
2015-10-09
Bahrain Mirror: A group of taxi drivers from the Public Transport Drivers Society (PTDS) have threatened to go on a strike for a day if the authorities continue to ignore their demands.
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HRW Demands Immediate Release of Sheikh Ali Salman & Ebrahim Sharif
2015-10-09
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch (HRW) demanded the immediate release of the “unjustly imprisoned political opposition leaders Ibrahim Sharif and Sheikh Ali Salman”.
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King Hamad Issues 14 Urgent Decrees Including Restructuring Pension Benefits
2015-10-09
Bahrain Mirror: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued on Wednesday (October 7, 2015) 14 decree-laws to deal with the current financial conditions.
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Bahrain’s King Receives BDF’s “Duty Force One” Led by His Sons
2015-10-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Wednesday (October 7, 2015) members of the Bahrain Defence Force "Duty Force-One".
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GCC Justice Ministers Adopt Draft Agreement for Extradition of Suspects & Convicts
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: The Ministers of Justice Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states approved a “draft agreement for the extradition of suspects and convicts among the GCC countries.”
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General Federation Meets ILO Director-General & Discusses Implementing Tripartite Agreement
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain said that it met with the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General, Guy Ryder, in its headquarters in the al-Adliya on the sidelines of Ryder’s visit to Bahrain.
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Local Newspaper: Administrative Staff of Development Ministry Transferred to HQ of Labour Ministry in Isa Town
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Bilad newspaper said that Bahrain’s Ministry of Labour and Social Development decided to transfer the administrative staff of Ministry of Social Development (before merging) from the financial harbor to the ministry’s headquarters in Isa Town.
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Bahrain’s Industry Ministry Closes Down 3 Restaurants for Raising Prices & Warns Others
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism announced that it has closed down three restaurants in Arad, Hamad Town and Riffa for raising their prices.
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Ministry of Industry: Final Warning to Shops & Restaurants that Raised Prices & Strict Control on Market
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism said that it will impose “strict control preventing any manipulation with the prices of goods and food supplies or increasing prices with no justifications.”