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Salafist MP Bouhassan Sues Al-Wasat Newspaper
2015-08-04
The Bahraini Salafist Member of Parliament, Jamal Bouhassan, said that he will file a lawsuit to the Public Prosecution against a writer working for one of the local newspapers.
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BHRS: 60 Protests and 42 Arrests within Last Week of July
2015-08-04
The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that it monitored 42 arrests within the final week of last July, as well as 60 protests across Bahrain.
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Amid Significant Rise in Temperatures...Bahraini Family with no Electricity in Sitra
2015-08-04
Um Nassim said that "the Electricity and Water Authority has more than once cut the power" in her home, "despite knowing the conditions of the family."
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Tweeters: Person who Slapped Asian Worker is a BDF Soldier
2015-08-03
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini tweeters posted that the person who appeared in the video showing someone slapping an Asian worker is a soldier in the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF). They said that "A. A" who lives in Hamad Town, Roundabout 10, works as a soldier in the Bahrain Defence Force is the one who slapped the Asian worker.
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Rajab: Bahraini Gov’t Convinced of the Necessity to Find Solution to Crisis
2015-08-03
Bahrain Mirror:The prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab said that he concluded through his meetings with Bahraini Ministry of Interior officials in prison “that the government is convinced of the necessity to find a solution for this crisis.”
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Sheikh Sanqoor: Sitra Blast condemned Yet Doesn't Justify Violations & Contempt Against Shiites
2015-08-03
Bahraini Sheikh Mohammed Sanqoor said that "violence only leads to more violence, worsens the crisis and makes reaching a solution harder," stressing on the people's "legitimate rights that they strive to achieve peacefully."
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Al-Aradi’s Family Denies Claim of His Suicide…Refutes Prosecution’s Narrative
2015-08-02
Bahrain Mirror: The family of the late Ali Al-Aradi refused the possibility that Ali committed suicide, declaring that it has enough evidence to refute the Public Prosecution’s narrative in its last statement in this regard.
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PHOTOS: Thousands of Bahrainis Protest Calling for Their Feb. 14 Demands
2015-08-01
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Thousands of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday (July 31, 2015) to announce that they will not give up their demands which they called for since the eruption of the February 14 uprising.
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Khalil Al-Marzooq Interrogated for Two Hours before His Release
2015-08-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini security authorities released the political assistant of the Al-Wefaq Secretary-General, the prominent figure Khalil Al-Marzooq, early on Friday (July 31, 2015) after they questioned him for almost two hours at the cybercrime department.
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BHRS: We Received 75 Complaints Over Scholarships and Contacted Higher Authorities
2015-08-01
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said it received 75 complaints regarding the results of the study abroad and regular scholarships for the scholastic year 2014/2015.
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Abdollahian: Extremist Elements Within Bahrain Gov’t Caused Deep Rift Between Gov’t and People
2015-08-01
Bahrain Mirror: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian felt sorry for what he described as “the sectarian behavior of certain extremist elements within the Bahraini government.”
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Abdollahian Advises Bahraini FM to bring about “Reconciliation Instead of Strife”
2015-08-01
Bahrain Mirror: The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian advised the Bahraini foreign minister to think of playing a positive and constructive role regarding the collective security in the region.
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Sharif’s Defense Panel: Investigation Included Charges Dating back to 2011
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: A member of the defence panel of former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society “Wa’ad”, Ebrahim Sharif, said the “investigation of Sharif tackled the same charges over which he was previously sentenced to five years in prison.”
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Security Alert at Salmaniya Medical Complex Over Suspicious Object
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Health said that the administration of Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex received a report stating that a suspicious object was found in the complex’s parking lot near the accidents and emergency department entrance.
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Bahraini Interior Minister Participates in Funeral Procession of Two Pakistani Policemen Killed in Sitra Blast
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid Abdullah Al Khalifa said on Thursday (July 30, 2015) that those involved in the killing of two of his men, holding the Pakistani passport, deserve the “death penalty”.
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Prominent Clerics in Bahrain Condemn Sitra Bombing: This Only Leads to Violence & Threatens Country’s Security
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s prominent clerics have issued a joint statement condemning the bomb attack that took place in Sitra on Tuesday (July 28, 2015).
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Amnesty International Concerned that Sitra Bombing Detainees Are At risk of Torture and Denied Access to Their Lawyers & Families
2015-07-31
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International called on Bahrain “to ensure those arrested in connection to recent Sitra bombing are not subjected to acts of torture and other ill-treatment while in custody.”
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Bahraini Militant Linked to Nusra Front Killed in Syria
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahraini accounts on social media announced the death of the Bahraini Fawaz Al-Najras, who has close ties with the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front militant group, after sustaining injuries from a rocket attack in Syria’s Idlib.
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Child Ahmad Al-Arab Tortured in Officers’ Restroom Away from Surveillance Cameras
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The mother of child Ahmad Al-Arab (17 years) detained in Dry Dock Prison said that her son who is on a hunger strike had been subject to severe beatings at the hands of an officer on Saturday (July 25, 2015).
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US Embassy in Bahrain Calls for Self-Restraint and Refrainment from Violence
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The US embassy in Bahrain said that there are no justifications for deadly attacks such as the one that took place [in Sitra], and called for self-restraint and refrainment from violence.