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Detained Opposition Leaders Call on World to Stand against Government’s Terrorism in Bahrain
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: Detained opposition leaders urged on Thursday (November 19, 2015) the world to condemn the government’s terrorism in Bahrain, expressing their solidarity with the victims of terrorist attacks that took place in various countries across the world.
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John Kerry: We Encourage Bahraini King to Engage in Reconciliation Process
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The US Secretary of State John Kerry said he discussed with his Bahraini counterpart Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa the internal challenges of reconciliation and the process of trying to bring people together in Bahrain.
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US Secretary of State Calls for Reconciliation between Bahraini Opposition & Regime
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The US Secretary of State John Kerry called for reconciliation in Bahrain between the opposition and regime stressing that he is looking forward to visiting the ally kingdom that has been witnessing unrests since 2011.
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Six Protestors Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison over Charges of Setting Fire to Municipality Building in Jidhafs
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced 6 protestors on Thursday (November 19, 2015) to 15 years in prison. The court accused them of setting fire to a municipality building in the Bahraini village of Jidhafs. The protestors; however, denied this charge.
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Local Newspaper: Tweeter “Bou Khamees” Sentenced to One Year in Prison Over Insulting Journalist
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini state Al-Ayam newspaper said that a Bahrain court sentenced a tweeter known as “Bou Khamees” to one full year in prison after convicting him of insulting a journalist.
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Criminal Court Rejects Military Court Verdict to Imprison Suspect for 5 Years & Declares him Not Guilty
2015-11-21
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Mohammad bin Ali Al Khalifa with the membership of judges Dia' Huraidi and Issam-Eldeen Mohammad Khalil and Naji Abdullah as secretariat, declared a suspect not guilty after rejecting a sentence to imprison him for 5 years, as previously issued by a National Safety Court, over charges of attacking Al-Khamis police station.
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Muharraq Butchers Resume Work after 49 Days of Strike
2015-11-20
Bahrain Mirror: Muharraq’s Central Market in Bahrain has decided to stop the strike after 49 days of boycotting meat purchase, following a government decision to lift subsidies on meat and increase its prices.
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International HR Commission: Bahrain Issues Death Penalties with No legal Justifications
2015-11-20
Bahrain Mirror: The International Human Rights Ambassador to the Middle East Haitham Abu Saeed said that “Bahrain’s government issues death sentences with no legal justifications,” pointing out that “since the eruption of the popular movement calling for reforms aon February 14, 2011, 7 people have been sentenced to death.”
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Institute for Criminal Policy Research Report: Bahrain Has Highest Number of Prisoners in the Middle East
2015-11-20
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): An international statistical report has put the Kingdom of Bahrain in the first rank on the level of the Middle East in terms of the number of prisoners per capita.
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Bahrain Annually Pays 400 Million BD of Interests on Public Debt
2015-11-20
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini Member of Parliament said that “the public debt has exceeded the reasonable level. We have entered a dangerous period.” The MP disclosed that 400 million BD are paid annually as interest on the public debt.
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13 Suspects Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison over Charges of Burning Tires in Hamad Town
2015-11-20
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced 13 suspects to 10 years in prison over setting an electrical generator used to light up national day decorations on fire as well as a number of tires in Hamad Town.
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Reuters: Mumtalakat Signs JV With India's Synergies Castings
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): Nov 18 Mumtalakat has signed a joint venture agreement with India's Synergies Castings Ltd and will construct an aluminium casting and specialty alloy wheel manufacturing facility in Bahrain, the kingdom's sovereign fund said on Wednesday.
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Zainab Al-Khawaja’s Appeal Adjourned over Charges of Entering Jaw Prison & Insulting Policemen
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s second high criminal court adjourned the appeals of the verdict issued against activist Zainab Al-Khawaja until February 2, 2016. Al-Khawaja is sentenced to 9 months in prison over insulting and attacking policemen and entering the reform and rehabilitation center without permission.
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Bahrain’s SIU: No Grounds of Nazeeha Saeed Charges of Torture
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Special Investigation Unit (SIU) said that it launched its investigations in the case brought forth by the journalist Nazeeha Saeed, however, it found that it is not possible to file criminal charges due to the lack of evidence.
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Sheikh Ali Salman Condemns from His Prison Cell the Terrorist Attacks that Hit Lebanon & France
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini opposition leader and Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, condemned the twin suicide bomb blasts that took place in Beirut, and the attacks that hit Paris.
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Lawyer Mohammed Al-Tajir Urges UN to Interfere to Stop Death Sentences against Mohammad Ramadan & Hussein Mousa
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: Lawyer Mohammed Al-Tajir commented on the death sentences issued against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali Mousa, saying: “I think the UN should interfere to stop the execution.”
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Court of Cassation Hands down Death Sentences to Mohammad Ramadan & Hussein Mousa…Decision in Hands of King
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini court of cassation upheld on Monday (November 16, 2015) the death penalty against the two detainees, Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali Mousa, over charges of killing a policeman in Al-Dair bombing that took place in 2014 and upheld prison sentences against 10 others.
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Bahraini Appeals Court Demands Proving Lifting Immunity from Former MP Accused of Insulting MoI
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s court of appeals looked into the appeal brought forth by the former Member of Parliament Khalid Abdulaal (not imprisoned) who has been sentenced by the court of first instance to a one full year in prison over posting tweets on his personal Twitter account deemed insulting to the Ministry of Interior.
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Bahrain Bans Popular Solidarity Stance with Victims of Terrorist Attacks in France
2015-11-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini authorities banned a peaceful popular rally the national opposition democratic forces planned to hold outside the French Embassy in the Bahraini capital Manama in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attacks.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 12 Suspects to Life-Imprisonment & Revokes their Citizenships over 6 Bombings that Left No Fatalities
2015-11-18
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's First High Criminal Court sentenced twelve suspects to life imprisonment and revoked their Bahraini citizenships in a case of 14 suspects accused of establishing a “terrorist group that made several bomb blasts targeting security forces in Al-Qaria and Janabiyah.”