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Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry Refuses US Decision Allowing Sep. 11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia
2016-09-14
Bahrain has expressed its deep concern over the decision of the US Congress that allows the victims of 11 September 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
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Photos: Crowd of People Perform Eid Al-Adha Prayer in front of Sheikh Qassim’s House
2016-09-14
Hundreds of citizens performed the Eid Al-Adha prayer on Monday (September 12, 2016) in front of the spiritual leader Sheikh Isa Qassim' house.
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Photos: Protest in Diraz on Morning of Eid Al-Adha
2016-09-14
Citizens of Diraz and the protestors in front of Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house staged a crowded protest that wandered the streets of the village, demanding putting an end to Al Khalifa monopoly over power.
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UN High Commissioner Urges Bahrain to Implement HRC Recommendations
2016-09-14
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid bin Ra'ad Al-Hussein said that Bahrain should pay more heed to human rights.
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Local Paper: Saudi Arabia Arrests at Least 20 Bahrainis Heading to Perform Haj
2016-09-13
Al-Wasat local Bahraini newspaper reported that at least 20 Bahrainis were taken into custody in Saudi Arabia in past few days.
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Parliament’s Third Session to Start on October 16
2016-09-11
The Al-Ayam newspaper, which is owned by the King's Media Advisor Nabil Al-Hamr, said that the opening of the third session of the fourth legislative term will take place on Sunday October 16, after the legislative authority set the usual 5-month parliamentary leave, from the end of May 2016 to October.
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Bahrain Clerics Appeal to HRC: Sectarian Persecution Reached Dangerous Levels
2016-09-11
Bahrain’s Shiite clerics sent letter to Head of the UN Human Rights Council declaring that rising sectarian persecution against Shiite majority reached dangerous levels.
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PHOTOS: Tens of Thousands Take to Iranian Streets in Support of Bahraini People
2016-09-11
Tens of thousands of people protested in Iranian cities, in support of Bahraini people’s struggle against the ruling Al Khalifa family.
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Bahraini Boy Remains in Solitary Confinement Despite Prosecution’s Decision to Release Him
2016-09-11
Family of young Bahraini boy, Mostafa Al-Motghawi, expressed deep concern over health and safety of their son.
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Bahrain Interested in Buying Russian Air Defense Systems S-400, Paper
2016-09-10
Bahrain is interested in purchasing Russian air defense systems S-400 “Triumph”, one of most lethal long-range air defense missile systems in world.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry: Bahraini FM Should Focus on his Country's Problems
2016-09-10
Iranian Foreign Ministry called on Bahraini FM to focus on his country’s problems instead of adopting repetitive stances dictated to him by some regional parties.
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Tom Lantos Commission Holds Hearing Friday to Discuss Deteriorating Human Rights in Bahrain
2016-09-10
Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights holds on Friday hearing to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Bahrain Periodic Report to be Discussed in HRC in February 2017
2016-09-08
The Minister's Assistant for Foreign Affairs Abdullah Faisal Jabur Al-Doseri, said that the National Report is to be discussed in February 2017, as part of the inclusive periodic review mechanism at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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"Wa'ad" To Hold its Eighth General Conference in November
2016-09-08
The National Democratic Action Society "Wa'ad" announced officially on Wednesday that its eighth General Conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, 2016.
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Deep Concerns at Health of Detainee Khalil Al-Halwachi after Suffering from Stroke that Made him Lose Ability to Move
2016-09-08
Head of the Monitoring and documentation department at EBOHR, activist Fatima Al-Halwachi, said that her father Khalil Halwachi, who has been in the pre-detention prison since over 2 years, suffered from a new stroke in prison which made him lose the ability to move his body.
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Bahrain Special Investigation Unit Received 26 Torture Complaints, Referred 3 Policemen to Trial in August
2016-09-08
Al-Kuwari said SIU received, during August, 26 complaints that varied between allegations of torture and ill-treatment.
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Ayatollah al-Subhani Calls on Bahrain Rulers to Cease Oppression of Bahraini People
2016-09-08
Shiite religious authority Ayatollah Sheikh Jaafar al-Subhani called on rulers of Bahrain to end oppression of Bahraini people.
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PHOTOS: Qom Hawza Demonstrates in Solidarity with Sheikh Isa Qassim
2016-09-08
Qom Hawza held gathering in solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, amid mass participation from Shiite students of religious sciences and Islamic scholars.
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Australian Greens Party Seeks Halting Export of Advanced Monitoring Devices to Bahrain
2016-09-08
Gulf Institute for Democracy and Human Rights said Australian Greens promised to intervene diplomatically to halt export of advanced monitoring devices to Bahraini Interior Ministry.
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Washington Urges Bahrain to Immediately Release Nabeel Rajab
2016-09-08
US urged Bahrain to immediately release HR activist Nabeel Rajab, after NY Times published letter by Rajab detailing his prosecution for exposing HR abuses in country.