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Bahrain’s Commander in Chief Praised a Book about the Demolition of the Pearl Roundabout and the Killing of Protesters
2015-04-24
Bahrain Mirror: According to the Bahrain News Agency, the Commander of the Royal Tank Battalion 15 presented to the BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal a book entitled “Al-Farouq 2011”, which holds the same name of the operation during which the Pearl Roundabout was destroyed.
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Bahraini Prisoner: Jordanian Forces Torturing Us Are Like ISIS
2015-04-24
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive):: One of the detainees held in Jaw Central Prison, who refused to disclose his name, described the Jordanian police who are responsible for the prison’s security and for torturing them since the Jaw Prison incident (March 10, 2015) as forces similar to ISIS.
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Yemenis in Bahrain: Government Blocks our Money Transfers to our Families in Yemen and Spies on us 24/7
2015-04-23
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Yemeni nationals working in Bahrain revealed to Bahrain Mirror that the harassments they are subjected to have clearly intensified after the Saudi aggression on Yemen was launched.
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100 Dissents Lose their Freedom as Hamilton Wins the Bahrain F1 Grand Prix
2015-04-22
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): As the British racer Lewis Hamilton was announced the winner of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, around 100 Bahrainis lost their freedom after government forces launched a campaign of arrests since the beginning of April in order to secure the tournament.
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry Detains School Students over Suspicions of Attacking Security Patrol
2015-04-22
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior stopped two buses with students aboard over charges of attacking a security patrol in Northern Sehla area.
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According to a Recently Released Detainee: Blind Prisoner, Jaafar Maatouk, is being Brutally Tortured
2015-04-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A detainee, recently released from Jaw Prison, revealed to Bahrain Mirror that the blind prisoner, Jaafar Maatouk (24 years old), is being brutally tortured and beaten since the Jaw Prison incident on March 10.
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Medics who Refused to Take Part in the Formula 1 Tournament Laid Off and Threatened to be Punished
2015-04-19
Bahrain Mirror: A number of medics and ambulance drivers confirmed that Bahrain’s ministry of Health announced it no longer needs their services in covering the Formula 1 event. This comes after these medics refused to take part in the tournament unless they received their dues for their former participations since 2012 until 2014.
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Bahrain Claims Amnesty Report Doesn’t Reflect Facts
2015-04-19
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain announced that it received the latest report published by Amnesty International, stressing that it doesn’t reflect the facts.
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(Thousands of Bahrainis Stage Anti- Formula 1 Protests across Bahrain (PHOTOS
2015-04-18
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bahrain Friday (April 17, 2015) to protest against the Formula 1 Grand Prix which kicked off in the Bahrain International Circuit south of the capital Manama, stressing that the tournament is being used as a cover-up for ongoing human rights violations in the island kingdom.
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Brazilian Cartoonist Carlos Latuff Posts Anti- Formula 1 Caricature
2015-04-18
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff posted (Thursday, April 16, 2015) a caricature against the Formula 1 Grand Prix to kick off on Friday in Bahrain.
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New Report by Amnesty Highly Criticizes Bahrain: Brutality and Torture Remains a Hallmark
2015-04-17
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): In a new inclusive report on Bahrain, Amnesty International cites serious accounts of torture and demonstrates how little has changed since 2011, as brutality remains a hallmark of Bahrain’s security forces.
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Bahrain’s Formula 1: A Race to Gain Public Support Worldwide
2015-04-17
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Amnesty International warned on Wednesday (April 15, 2015) of the human rights abuses that continue unabated in Bahrain, according to a 79-page report it published a couple of days before the scheduled Formula One Grand Prix tournament that will kick off on Friday.
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Trial of Defendant who Imported Unlicensed Weapons and Explosives from Saudi Arabia to "Fight Iran" Postponed
2015-04-17
Bahrain's First High Criminal Court postponed the trial of the defendant (25 years old) who was caught in possession of 6 weapons and ammunition as well as fireworks until May 6. The defendant claimed that he obtained these arms because of his fear of a war with Iran.
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Western Critics Mock Bahraini King's Claims to "Fighting Sectarianism": A Head of State that has Demolished Shia Religious Centers
2015-04-17
The king of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, presents himself as a defender of national unity in the gulf kingdom; four years after the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry issued a report, which accused the regime of targeting and discriminating against the Shia, whether in the workplace, streets or inside prison
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Medics refuse to take part in Formula 1 event: We haven’t received our dues since 2012
2015-04-17
Bahrain Mirror: A number of medics stated that Bahrain’s health ministry delayed the payment of their dues for taking part in the Formula 1 events that took place in 2012 until 2014. They said that many refused to participate in the event.
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Wave of arrests and gunshot injuries ahead of Formula 1 in Bahrain
2015-04-16
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Three days ahead of the Formula 1 event to kick off in Bahrain, regime forces launched a series of arrests. At least 21 young men, including children, were taken into custody in a number of areas across the kingdom.
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Serious Deterioration of Humanitarian Situation: Outbreak of Scabies in Jaw Prison
2015-04-16
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The humanitarian situation in Jaw Prison has seriously deteriorated as scabies spread among prisoners, who are still being held in tents placed in the yard next to block 4, since the events of March 10 took place.
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Imprisonment of Bahraini woman, detained since February, renewed for 30 more days
2015-04-16
Bahrain Mirror: For the sixth time in a row, Bahraini authorities have renewed the period of imprisonment of detainee, Jalila Al-Sayed Ameen, for 30 more days, pending investigations on Tuesday (April 14, 2015).
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Bahrain’s Interior Ministry steps up security across the country amid an escalation of anti- Formula 1 protests
2015-04-16
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Public Security Chief, Tariq Al-Hassan, said that security forces have been deployed across the country and are patrolling the F1 circuit area regularly, as February 14 Coalition called for protests against the Formula 1 race.
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Bahraini government says it will confront protests during the Formula 1 race
2015-04-16
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Information Affairs Minister Isa Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi, stressed that the country’s authorities will confront calls for protests against the Formula 1 race, which is scheduled to take place between April 17 and 19.