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Washington Post: King Hamad Among Five Human Rights Abusers Backed By the U.S.
2015-09-10
Bahrain Mirror: The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, was ranked in second place in an article by Washington Post’s Sudarsan Raghavan posted in September 8, 2015, including a list of five human rights abusers backed by the United States.
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Britain Says It’s Training Police & Security Forces in Bahrain
2015-09-10
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) stated that the UK continues to provide a package of technical assistance, including training to the police and security services in Bahrain.
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BCHR Criticizes Authorities for Depriving 240 Students of their Right to Education
2015-09-10
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) voiced its concern over the ongoing campaign targeting students in different grades, as at least 240 children are now languishing behind bars deprived of their right to education.
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Bahrain’s Northern Governorate Convenes with 120 Representatives of Husseini Obsequies to Discuss Security Needs
2015-09-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Northern Governorate of Bahrain stated on Wednesday (September 9, 2015) that it called on 120 representatives of Husseini obsequies and processions to convene Thursday (September 10, 2015).
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Bahrain’s Former Education Minister Strongly Criticizes Scholarship System: Don’t Consider the Students’ Political Views
2015-09-10
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s former Minister of Education Ali Fakhro criticized the current system adopted by the Ministry of Education to choose high-ranking students for scholarships.
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Bahraini Prosecution: Man Accused of Insulting Bahraini Soldiers Killed in Yemen May Face Up to 10 Years in Prison
2015-09-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Public Prosecution accused a man of publishing posts on social media deemed insulting to the Bahraini soldiers who were killed in Yemen. This crime is punishable by up to 10 years in jail.
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Bahrain Renews Detention of Suspect Accused of Joining ISIS
2015-09-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution renewed the detention of a suspect accused of joining the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), as an introduction to referring him to court.
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9 HR Organizations Call for Parweez’s Immediate Release
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror: Nine human rights organizations expressed their deep concern over the health deterioration of the prominent human rights defender Mohammad Hassan Jawad known as Parweez (68 years old), who is serving a 15-year jail term.
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Swiss Court Convicts Ex-Minister and PM Advisor Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa in Alba-Alcoa Case
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Swissinfo website said that the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona convicted the Bahraini Prime Minister's Adviser and current chairman of Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company of receiving bribes in the well-known Alba-Alcoa case.
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BCHR: 22 Arbitrary Arrests within First Week of September
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said it monitored 22 arbitrary arrests, including 2 children, within the period between August 31 and September 5, 2015.
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Bahraini Authorities Impose Travel Ban on Nabeel Rajab…FIDH Criticizes Decision
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), said that the Bahraini authorities imposed a travel ban on the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab.
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Bahrain’s Education Ministry Says Detained Students Will be Transferred to “Enrollment System”
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror: Commenting on information stating that about 300 detained students are being deprived of education in schools, the Bahraini Ministry of Education said it is transferring all the detained students to an enrollment system.
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AFP: Bahrain's Gulf Air to Buy up to 50 Airbus Planes
2015-09-09
AFP: Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air is planning to buy up to 50 Airbus aircraft, the country's Information Minister Isa Abdulrahman Al Hammadi told AFP Tuesday.
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Detainee Parweez Calls his Family: I’m Not Fine
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror: Human rights defender and Chairman of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights, Hussein Jawad Parweez, said that his 68-year-old imprisoned father "Parweez" made a phone call to his family and sounded weary.
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Bahrain's SIU Received 8 Torture Complaints & Interrogated 21 Policemen in August
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror: Member of Bahrain’s Special Investigation Unit affiliated to the Public Prosecution, Mohammad Khalid Al-Hazza, said that the unit received last August, 21 complaints, including 8 torture allegations.
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Pro-ISIS Accounts Tweet about Bahraini Soldiers Killed in Yemen: They’re Doomed to Become Waste
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Twitter accounts supporting the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) launched an attack against the Bahraini authorities after announcing the deaths of 5 of its soldiers in a strike on a military base for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
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Sheikh Hassan Isa Says He Was Mistreated & Threatened: “You are in a Notorious Place”
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq said in a statement that the defence panel met with detained opposition figure Sheikh Hassan Isa for only 3 minutes and found out from him that he was mistreated and threatened by the investigation officer.
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Sawsan Al-Shaer: King Hamad Restored My Program after Being Cancelled by the Information Minister
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror: Sawsan Al-Shaer, stated that the King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, ordered to bring back her program after it was cancelled by the Minister of Information Affairs.
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Bahrain’s MoI Continues to Hunt Down Tweeters Opposing War on Yemen: “Haji Ahmed” Arrested
2015-09-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Interior said it arrested a Tweeter for “insulting” the Bahraini soldiers killed in Yemen, shortly after taking another into custody over the same charge.
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Bahrain Looks Forward to Signing Cooperation Agreement with OHCHR
2015-09-08
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa stated that the Kingdom of Bahrain is looking forward to signing an agreement with the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).