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AFP: Bahrain Revokes Citizenship of Top Shiite Cleric
2016-06-20
Bahraini authorities have revoked the citizenship of the most prominent Shiite cleric in the Sunni-ruled kingdom...
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Bahrain Strips Top Shiite Cleric of Citizenship over Charges of “Encouraging Sectarianism and Violence”
2016-06-20
Bahraini authorities accuse top Shiite cleric of serving foreign interests and encouraging sectarianism and violence.
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Associated Press: Cabinet Strips Top Shiite Cleric in Bahrain of Nationality
2016-06-20
Bahrain's government on Monday stripped a leading Shiite cleric of his nationality, a move that brought hundreds of protesters into the streets and prompted warnings of unrest.
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Reuters: Bahrain Strips Top Shi'ite Muslim Cleric of Citizenship
2016-06-20
Bahrain has stripped the spiritual leader of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority of his citizenship, state news agency BNA reported on Monday, and there were reports of a protest outside his house.
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Prosecution: Red Marks around Neck and Bruises on Face of Killed Man in Psychiatric Hospital
2016-06-20
Manama's chief prosecutor Nawaf Al-Awadi said that "the Public Prosecution received a notice about a ...
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Abdollahian: Cruel Practices against Al-Wefaq Complicated Situations
2016-06-20
The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the cruel ...
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Financial Times: Suspending Al-Wefaq amid New Political Clampdown Campaign
2016-06-20
The Financial Times said the Bahraini authorities suspended Al-Wefaq Society within a clampdown that comes ...
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Religious Commission Appointed by King: Shiites' Disrupting Friday Prayers in Mosques Indicates Non-Affiliation to Islam
2016-06-20
A religious commission in Bahrain assigned by the king said that disrupting Friday prayers in mosques by Shiites "indicates non-affiliation to Islam."
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Bahrain: ISIS Inmates Receive First-Class Treatment...Other Inmates Break their Fast on Kushari
2016-06-19
Prisoners in Dry Dock Prison told their families that they wish they receive the same treatment as detainees ...
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Reuters: Bahraini Shi'ite Clerics Warn Against Targeting Muslim Sect
2016-06-19
Senior clerics warned on Saturday against any attempt to target Shi'ite Islam by undermining a pillar of the sect's creed, the Khums tax, apparently following reports that authorities were investigating funds held by Bahrain's top Shi'ite cleric.
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Defence One: US Administration Should Pick Future Location of Fifth Fleet
2016-06-19
Brian Dooley said US administration should start an interagency discussion on the future location of the Fifth Fleet.
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HRW: Bahrain Rulers Want to Wipe Out Peaceful Opposition Movement
2016-06-19
HRW said Bahrain should end its efforts to close down Al-Wefaq and release human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
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Bahraini Authorities Threaten to Ban Prayer if Considered “illegal Assembly”
2016-06-18
Bahraini authorities warned of banning prayer at Shiite mosque in Manama, deeming it a form of illegal assembly.
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Bahraini Dies in Psychiatric Hospital after being Attack by Roomate
2016-06-18
Bahraini Ibrahim Ali Abdulrasoul Al-A’ali passed away on Friday after roommate assaulted him at psychiatric hospital...
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Bahraini Authorities Prevent HR Activist Abdulnabi Al-Ekri from Leaving Country
2016-06-18
Bahraini authorities prevent member of Bahrain Observatory for Human Rights, HR activist Abdulnabi...
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Bahrain’s Decision to Close down Al-Wefaq Setback for UK Government
2016-06-18
The Guardian said latest crackdown is setback for UK government, which invested considerable ...
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Republican Senator McCain Describes Al-Wefaq as Moderate, Says Ban on Group Alarming Diversion
2016-06-18
US Republican Senator John McCain expressed HR and security concerns in Bahrain, criticizing decision...
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US State Dept: Nobody Wants to See Bahrain Go Back to 2011..There’s a Worrisome Trend There
2016-06-18
US State Department reiterated concern by deteriorating HR situation in Bahrain, stressing there’s a worrisome...
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Reuters: U.N. Worried About Bahrain's Crackdown on Political Opposition
2016-06-18
The United Nations on Thursday voiced concern about Bahrain's crackdown on the country's political...
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 8 Shiites, Revokes Nationality
2016-06-18
A Bahraini court sentenced eight Shiites to 15-year jail terms for forming a "terror" group, as the authorities...