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On the Universal Children's Day: 100 Children Arrested in November to Date
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain Human Rights Observatory demanded the Bahraini authorities to release the detained children whose number has reached 347 to date and to reinstate the citizenships of all the children which were revoked
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Bahrain Court Sentences 11 Accused of Assembly in Al-Budai Street to 5 Years in Prison
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Cour sentenced 11 suspects to 5 years in prison. The suspects are accused of staging an assembly, burning tires in Al-Budai Street and hurling stones and Molotov cocktails that led to damages in a car that stopped due to street blocking.
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HRW Issues Report about Torture in Bahrain: “The Blood of People Who Don’t Cooperate”
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Human Rights Watch issued a report entitled “The Blood of People Who Don’t Cooperate: Continuing Torture and Mistreatment of Detainees in Bahrain”.
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Larijani Calls for Formation of National Unity Gov’t in Bahrain to “Swiftly End Conflict”
2015-11-25
Bahrain Mirror: Iran's Parliament (Shura Council) Speaker Ali Larijani called for the formation of a national unity government “in countries witnessing internal conflicts, such as Bahrain and Yemen, to include all its constituents.”
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In First Official Response: Bahraini Information Minister Deems HRW Report “Misleading”
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Information Affairs, Isa bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, described a report issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on torture of detainees in Bahrain as “misleading”.
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Washington: We’re Not Bashful Nor Afraid to Speak of Human Rights Issues in Bahrain
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: The United States Department of State said that the US is not bashful and not afraid to express its concerns about human rights issues in Bahrain, which is considered one of Washington's key allies.
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Bahraini Authorities Strip 13 Protestors of their Nationalities over Claims of Forming Terrorist Cell
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court stripped 13 protestors, who were handed down prison terms, of their nationalities. Among those sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment was photographer Sayed Ahmad Al-Mousawi.
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Bahraini Courts Issue 429 Year Prison Terms in Just One Day
2015-11-24
Bahraini Mirror: Bahrain’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, said that Bahraini courts have issued on Monday (November 23, 2015) jail terms that reach up to 429 years against 36 protestors.
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Bahraini Labour Minister: Over 466,000 Foreigners Work in Private Sector vis-a-vis 89,000 Bahrainis
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini Minister of Labour and Social Development, Jameel Humaidan, said that the number of foreigners working in the private sector has reached 466,524 during 2015, i.e. by an estimated annual increase of 5%.
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UK Concerned about Upholding Death Penalties Against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Mr. Tobias Ellwood, said that “The UK is concerned about the death sentences as handed down by the Bahraini courts.”
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Trial of 14 suspects in “Saraya Al-Ashtar” Case Begins Under Terrorism Act
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s fourth High Criminal Court began on Sunday (November 22, 2015) looking into the case known as “Saraya Al-Ashtar” in which 14 Bahrainis are accused.
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Bahraini Authorities Deny Sheikh Ali Salman’s Daughter of a Citizenship
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Aliaa Radhi, the wife of the Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Sheikh Ali Salman, said that their daughter is deprived of her right to a Bahraini citizenship.
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5 HR Groups call for Campaign against Death Penalties Handed Down to Mohammad Ramadan & Hussein Mousa
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Five human rights organizations called for the most widespread campaign against the verdict issued by the Bahraini Court of Cassation to uphold death penalties against the two citizens, Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa, whom the authorities brought charges against over political reasons.
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Bahrain: Thousands of Protestors Denounce Court of Cassation’s decision to Uphold Death Penalties against 2 Protestors
2015-11-24
Bahrain Mirror: Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday (November 20, 2015) to express their opposition to the Court of Cassation’s decision to uphold death penalties against two protestors whom the authorities accuse of killing a policeman.
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AP: Bahrain Tortured Detainees Years After 2011 Protests
2015-11-23
Bahrain Mirror (AP): Bahrain's security forces tortured detainees in the years after its 2011 protests, despite a government promise to stop such abuses in the island nation, according to a new report released Monday.
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AFP: HRW Says Torture Still Happening in Bahrain Jails
2015-11-23
Bahrain Mirror (AFP): Bahraini security forces are torturing detainees during interrogation as regulatory bodies set up after the 2011 uprising "lack independence" and officials are not held accountable, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
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Bahrain’s MoI Says it Referred Case of Prisoner Abuse & Arrested Number of Policemen
2015-11-22
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Interior Ministry Undersecretary, Major-General Khalid Salem Al-Absi, announced that the General Directorate of Reformation and Rehabilitation has reviewed complaints by a number of inmates regarding maltreatment by some of the workers at the Reformation and Rehabilitation Centre.
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Reporters without Borders Demands Justice for Bahraini Journalist Nazeeha Saeed
2015-11-22
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Reporters without Borders (RSF) condemned on Friday (November 20, 2015) the Bahraini Justice Ministry’s arbitrary decision not to prosecute those responsible for torturing journalist Nazeeha Saeed under the pretext of insufficient evidence.
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HR Organization: Bahrain killed More than 10 Children & Detained 1,500 Others
2015-11-22
Bahrain Mirror: Nine Human Rights Organizations expressed their concerns on Friday (November 20, 2015), regarding the Bahraini government’s ongoing violations of hundreds of children’s rights and breach of the UN convention on the Rights of the Child.
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80 MEPs Call on Bahrain’s King to Lift Travel Ban on Nabeel Rajab
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: 80 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) issued a letter on Thursday (November 19, 2015) to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa urging him to immediately lift the travel ban and drop all charges against human rights defender Nabeel Rajab.