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Bahrain’s MoI Says Courts Acquitted 67% of its Accused Members
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: The Interior Ministry Legal Affairs Director Rashid Mohammed Bunajma said the courts have acquitted defendants in 23 cases and issued 12 convictions while 10 other cases are still pending.
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Al-Wefaq: We Encourage Kerry’s Call for Reconciliation Yet Doors for Dialogue Shut by Authorities
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that its General Secretariat held its regular meeting at the society’s headquarters and discussed the main developments on the local, regional and international levels. One of the main points the society discussed during its meeting was John Kerry’s call to reach a national reconciliation in Bahrain.
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Attorney General Disregards Criticism of Int’l Groups: We will Continue our Work No Matter What Is Said
2015-11-28
Bahrain Mirror: Attorney General Ali Bin Fadhul Al-Buainain responded to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on torture in Bahrain, particularly HRW criticism raised against the Special Investigation Unit (SIU)
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Wife of Detainee Hussein Yousef: Prison Administration Is Depriving Yousef who Suffers from Sinusitis of Medication
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The wife of Jaw Central Prison detainee, Hussein Hamza Yousef, said that her husband is experiencing severe pain, as he suffers from sinusitis, yet the prison administration is not providing him with medication.
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Bahraini Suffering from Hemiplegia Arrested..Family Says Authorities Responsible for his Health
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Authorities arrested a man, Ali Abbass Al-Tayf, suffering from hemiplegia on Wednesday (November 25, 2015) within a campaign of arrests launched by regime forces in Al-Ma’ameer town.
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9 HR Groups Urge Dropping Death Sentences Based on Coerced Confessions under Torture
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: Nine human rights organizations expressed great concern over upholding death sentences against two young men “who stated that they were exposed to brutal torture to extract a confession of having committed the murder of a policeman in the Al-Dair village near the Bahrain International Airport area.”
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UK Security Minister Meets Bahraini Counterpart: We Are Continuing Cooperation with Manama in Field of "Training & Fighting Terrorism"
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The British Security Minister John Hayes expressed his country's readiness to continue constructive cooperation with the Kingdom of Bahrain in "areas of training and fighting terrorism".
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Reporters without Borders Calls on Bahrain to Abolish Punishment Handed down to Photographer Al-Mosawai
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: Reporters without Borders urged the Bahraini authorities on Tuesday (November 24, 2015) to abolish the punishment handed down to photographer Sayed Ahmed Al-Mousawi.
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BFHR: National Human Rights Institution Shouldn’t be Partner in Torture
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that the NHRI was supposed to take initiative in following up the details of violations documented by the HRW report and be independent in its decision making. It shouldn’t be a partner in the practice of impunity.”
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Bahrain’s Interior Minister: We Faced “Creative Chaos” in 2011 & London Still Base for Agitators
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said that “London is being used as an external base for terrorist activity and incitement in Bahrain,” adding that “despite the increasing threats we are facing, we now have a more experienced and better trained police force which has boosted our citizens’ trust in our security capabilities.”
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Bahrain’s NHRI: HRW Ignored Improvement of Human Rights Situation
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), a Bahraini state organization, said that Human Rights Watch (HRW) report ignored the role and the effort exerted by the institution and the positive results that were achieved and that are linked to the improvement of the human rights situation.
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BHRS: 27 Arbitrary Arrests & 32 Peaceful Protests in Third Week of November
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that it monitored 27 arbitrary arrests and 6 house raids in the Bahraini villages of Al-Diraz, Sitra, Buri and Al-Zinj within the third week of November 2015.
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BCHR: 25 Arrests within Third Week of November
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that the Bahraini authorities arrested 25 citizens within the third week of November 2015.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 4 Suspects to 3 & 5 Years in Prison over Assembly in Sitra
2015-11-27
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court convicted 4 Bahrainis, sentencing the third suspect to 5 years in prison and the 3 others to 3 years over burning tires and joining an assembly in Bahrain’s Sitra.
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Bahrain's Crown Prince Highlights Importance of Strengthening Bahraini-US Relations
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa highlighted the importance of further strengthening joint coordination and mutual understanding between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States.
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Bahrain MoI Says Detainee Hussein Yousef Visited Prison Clinic 4 Times & Denies Depriving him of Medication
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror:Bahrain's Ministry of Interior claimed that detainee Hussein Hamza Yousef has visited the prison's clinic 4 times since he was arrested on March 15, 2015.
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Bahrain Gov't Worried about HRW Call to Stop UK Cooperation Programs
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror:Bahraini government says: "The recommendations presented by HRW regarding the call to stop the cooperation programs with the UK is worrying."
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10-15 Year Prison Terms Handed Down 13 Bahrainis Stripped of their Citizenships over Forming "Terrorist Group"
2015-11-26
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Fourth High Criminal Court revoked the citizenships of 13 Bahrainis in a case that includes 16 suspects accused of forming a terrorist group, manufacturing bombs and training on targeting policemen.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails Photojournalist for 10 Years - RSF
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): A Bahraini court has jailed for 10 years a freelance photographer who covered demonstrations and revoked his citizenship after convicting him of "terrorism", Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
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Reuters: Bahrain Jails Reporter on Terrorism Charges - Rights Group
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Bahrain this week jailed a freelance photographer for 10 years and stripped him of his nationality after convicting him of terrorism, the media rights group Reporters sans Frontiers said on Tuesday.