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Jaafaria Endowment: Ashura Mada’ef Need Written Consent of Landlords to Register
2016-09-04
Jaafaria Endowments Directorate stated that organizers of Ashura food stands and events require written consent...
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PHOTOS: Event Held in Solidarity with Prominent HR Defender Nabeel Rajab in Copenhagen
2016-09-03
Bahrain Center for Human Rights organized event to voice solidarity with detained prominent HR activist, Nabeel Rajab, in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen.
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BCHR Report about Internet Freedom: 842 Months in Prison to 40 Internet Users
2016-09-02
Bahrain Center for Human Rights said that the Bahraini judiciary sentenced at least 40 Internet users to more than 842 months in prison. Meanwhile, at least 17 Internet users remain in prison, including BCHR's President Nabeel Rajab.
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Reuters: U.S. Set to Approve Sales of Boeing Fighters to Qatar & Kuwait, Bahrain Remain Under Consideration
2016-09-02
The United States is poised to sell $7 billion worth of Boeing Co fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait after years of delays, and it may start notifying U.S. lawmakers as early as next week, four U.S.- and Gulf-based sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Gulf Security Apparatuses Hold Joint Training in Bahrain
2016-09-02
Bahrain News Agency (BNA) said that Bahrain will host GCC joint security exercise "Arabian Gulf Security 1" to be held at the end of the year.
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Nabeel Rajab Takes Part in his Aunt's Funeral Procession, Witnesses Say He is in Bad Health Condition
2016-09-02
The Bahraini authorities temporarily released on Thursday (September 1, 2016) the president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, to take part in the funeral procession of his aunt (his wife's mother).
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Maitham Al-Salman: Bahraini Authorities’ Disregard of HRC Recommendations Goes against Bahrain’s Interests
2016-09-02
Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman says “any speech that encourages not committing to Bahrain’s international human rights obligations doesn’t bring any good to our country.”
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3,300 Children Born in 2011 Denied Education on Education Ministry Orders
2016-09-02
Group of parents told Al-Wasat newspaper that their children will be denied education, due to a decision issued by Ministry of Education.
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Awal Centre Reveals Document: Former Ruler Hamad bin Isa (the First) Conspired to Remove and Exile Sheikh Khalaf to Iraq
2016-09-02
Bahrain Mirror publishes details on important document revealing information about case of prominent Shiite leader, Sheikh Khalaf Al-Asfour, during 1920s and 1930s.
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Salam Issues Report about Diraz Protest and Calls to Stop Harassments against Protestors
2016-09-01
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that authorities are imposing unnecessary and unsuitable restrictions on the freedom of transportation and Internet in Diraz, aiming at restraining citizens from practicing their right in freedom of assembly and expression.
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Head of Ulama Islamic Council Arrives to Jaw Prison to Serve his 2-Year jail Term
2016-09-01
Activists said that Shiite cleric Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal, the head of Ulama Islamic council (the highest Shia religious institution in the country), was transferred this morning (September 1, 2016) to Jaw prison.
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Bahraini Courts Issue Prison Sentences against Shiite Clerics
2016-09-01
Bahraini courts issued prison sentences against Shiite clerics over their participation in open sit-in protest held outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house in Diraz.
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Ayatollah Isa Qassim Calls on Authorities to Allow Shia Worshipers to Hold Friday Prayers in Diraz
2016-09-01
Bahraini Shia spiritual leader Ayatollah Isa Qassim denounced ban on Friday prayers at Imam Sadiq Mosque in Diraz.
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King Appoints Chairman & Member of Committee of Settlement of Stalled Real Estate Development Projects
2016-08-31
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued Decree 67/2016, appointing Judge...
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Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior Demands Appointing New Imam to Allow Shiite Friday Prayers
2016-08-31
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior claimed that it did not prevent performing Friday prayer in Diraz, after the religious leader Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim condemned the prevention of Imam of the mosque and worshipers from reaching the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque.
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Bahrain’s King Receives US Ambassador in Al-Sakhir Palace
2016-08-31
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Al-Sakhir Palace on Tuesday (August 30, 2016) the US Ambassador to Bahrain, William Roebuck.
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Authorities Prevent Jalila Al-Salman from Leaving Country
2016-08-31
President of Bahrain Human Rights Observatory and deputy president of the dissolved Bahrain Teachers Association Jalila Al-Salman said that the authorities of King Fahd Causeway prevented her on Tuesday (August 30, 2016) from leaving the country.
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Reuters: Bahrain's Al-Wefaq Opposition Appeals Dissolution Ruling
2016-08-31
Bahrain's main opposition al-Wefaq has appealed against an administrative court ruling last month that dissolved the group and found it guilty of fostering terrorism, a leading Wefaq official said on Tuesday.
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GFBTU Calls on Government to Facilitate Passage of Workers and Teachers From and to Diraz
2016-08-30
The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain (GFBTU) stressed...
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The Guardian: British Police Criticised for Lack of Transparency in Bahrain Training Deal
2016-08-30
The Guardian stresses HR campaigners say British College of Policing should explain its work with Bahrain, which is accused of numerous human rights abuses.