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Bahraini Gov’t Fails to Pay Pensions during Some Periods
2017-04-07
Head of the Parliamentary Investigative Committee on the pension funds manage by the Social Insurance Organization, Majeed Al-Asfour, said that the government failed to pay the pensions for some contributors during some periods.
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Bahrain’s King Holds Discussions with Chechen President
2017-04-06
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met the President of Chechen Ramzan Kadyrov and discussed “the latest regional and international developments and topics of joint interest”.
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Parliament Rejects Proposal Conditioning 10-Year Nationalization for Housing Services
2017-04-06
Bahrain’s Members of Parliament rejected during last week’s session a proposal conditioning 10-years of naturalization to have passed for any individual to receive housing services.
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AP: Family Says Imprisoned Bahrain Activist Undergoes Surgery
2017-04-05
The family of an imprisoned activist in Bahrain says he has undergone surgery for bleeding ulcers.
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Fadhel Abbas' Family: More than 6 Months Have Passed, Neither We Nor His Lawyer were Allowed to Meet him
2017-04-05
Detainee Fadhel Abbas' family demanded the ministry of interior to allow them visit their son, expressing fear over his safety, especially that he has been held since 190 days, i.e. more than 6 months, noting that the family couldn’t visit him even one time. His lawyer couldn’t get Abbas’ proxy to represent Abbas attending the investigation sessions. Moreover, Fadhel wasn’t even presented to the prosecution despite being held for months.
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Human Rights Activist Sayed Hadi Al-Musawi Denied Leaving Country
2017-04-05
Activists on social media said that the Bahraini authorities prevented on Wednesday morning (April 5, 2017) the former Al-Wefaq MP and human rights activist Hadi Al-Musawi from leaving the country.
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Bahrain Says Trump Better Understands Iran and the Region
2017-04-05
Bahrain's foreign minister said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump understood the region and the threats posed by their common adversary Iran better than Barack Obama.
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Salam: Authorities Revoked more than 410 Citizenships, 15 of Shiite Clerics
2017-04-05
Salam Organization for Democracy and Human Rights said that the authorities had revoked the citizenships of 410 Bahrainis, for political reasons, noting that among them 15 are Shiite religious clerics.
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Northern Municipality Staff Deprived of Salaries for Over 6 Months
2017-04-05
6 months passed on the employees of the Northern governorate municipality, without them taking their salaries from the Ministry of Works, Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning.
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Bahrain Arrests Businessman for Charges of Illegal Assembly outside Chamber of Commerce
2017-04-05
Bahraini businessman Nader Allawi, said that the Bahraini police arrested him with another businessman, Kareem Fleij, for charges of illegal assembly outside the headquarters of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the area of Sanabis.
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Bahraini Rights Organization Say Military Judiciary Permits Execution in 33 Cases
2017-04-05
Bahraini human rights organizations issued a joint statement saying that the latest constitutional amendment concerning the military judiciary’s authorities, which the King ratified, shall lead to the failure of the military institution.
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Father of Martyr Sayed Hashem Arrested to Serve 2-Month Jail Term
2017-04-05
The Bahraini authorities arrested on Tuesday (April 4, 2017) Sayed Saeed Isa (father of martyr Sayed Hashem) after summoning him to the criminal investigation department to execute a legal judgment.
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Armed Man Wearing Bahraini Military Uniform Robs Money Exchange Company in East Riffa
2017-04-05
he Ministry of Interior said on its Twitter account on Tuesday (April 4, 2017) that “Southern police investigate a case of robbery of money exchange company in East Riffa”.
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NPRA Refuses to Issue Passport for Bahraini Child
2017-04-04
The Al-Wasat Newspaper said that the Nationality, Passport and Residence Affairs (NPRA) refused to issue a passport for an 8-month baby because his father couldn’t attend in person to finish the application for he is abroad.
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Baby Sayed Ali Enters his Second Year without Citizenship
2017-04-04
Baby Sayed Ali Al-Sayed Qassim Majeed has finished one year and three months without having an ID or citizenship.
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AFP: Bahrain Approves Law for Military Trial of Civilians
2017-04-04
Bahrain's king on Monday approved a constitutional amendment granting military courts the right to try civilians, raising concerns among rights groups for activists in the Gulf kingdom.
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Ministry of Education Says It will not Impose Educational Fees on Non-Bahraini Students in Governmental Schools
2017-04-04
Ministry of Education said it will not impose any educational fees on non-Bahraini students in governmental schools, in line with the Kingdom's policy to provide education for citizens and residents.
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Reuters: Bahrain's High Court Reduces Sentence of Top Opposition Leader
2017-04-04
Bahrain's highest court on Monday overturned a nine-year-prison sentence imposed last year on the leader of Bahrain's banned main opposition party and restored his original sentence of four years in jail, local media and lawyers said.
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New York Times: Rex Tillerson to Lift Human Rights Conditions on Arms Sale to Bahrain
2017-04-04
The US-based New York Times reported that Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has decided to lift all human rights conditions on a major sale of F-16 fighter jets and other arms to Bahrain in an effort to end a rift between the United States and a critical Middle East ally.
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Bahrain, Tunisia to Set Up Bilateral Security Committee
2017-04-04
Bahrain and Tunisia agreed on setting up a bilateral security committee that will draw up action programs to follow up the security agreement between the two countries.