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BCHR Criticizes Preventing Workers from Staging Protest, Changing of Tourist Visas into Work Visas
2023-05-02
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that "Labor Day in Bahrain comes in the light of harsher labor conditions than in the past due to deteriorating economic conditions and ignoring of the outstanding labor problems."
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GFBTU Secretary-General Calls on Government to Stop Privatization Policy
2023-05-02
The Secretary-General of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU), Abdulqader Al-Shehabi, called on the government to "completely stop the privatization policy, which has proven to be useless and even harmful to the quality of the health and education systems in Bahrain."
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On Int'l Labour Day: Al-Wefaq Says Bahraini Workers' Conditions Still the Same Due to Retaliation and Foreigners Favoring
2023-05-02
Al-Wefaq Society confirmed that the conditions of Bahraini workers have been the same for years due to absence of reform and the will for change and the prevailing policies of discrimination, marginalization and retaliation.
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Ayatollah Qassim: Prisoners Tell Gov't that Wants them Dead They'll Record Victory
2023-05-02
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said the government in Bahrain has told prisoners: "You will die at our hands". They, however, answered the authorities by saying: "We will carry on and record a victory for Islam and Muslims against the will of the executioner."
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Sheikh Sanqour: Foreigners Occupy Various Jobs, Labor Marker and Exacerbate Unemployment Crisis
2023-04-29
Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, said that "foreigners are now occupying various high and low-level jobs in the private sector and ministries and are taking over the labor market," warning that this "exacerbates the unemployment crisis and prevents its addressing."
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Ayatollah Qassim: Security Solutions Failing
2023-04-29
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim underlined that "there can be no renaissance of a state living in a permanent internal state of emergency.
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Manama Still Raises Adhan according to Zubarah and Bahrain Calendar
2023-04-27
A question arose after the announcement of resumption of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Qatar: Will prayer times in Bahrain be restored to their normal times or will they continue to be based on the "politicized" calendar adopted by the Royal Court, which is the "Zubarah and Bahrain calendar"?
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Detained Figure: We'll Endure Deliberate Negligence, We'll Die with Our Heads Held High
2023-04-25
Former Secrteary-General of Wa'ad Ibrahim Sharif revealed that one of the detained figures told him: We swear to God that we will endure this deliberate negligence and if we die in prison, we will die with our heads held high.
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Sheikh Al-Sadadi: Endowments Confiscated under Eyes of Justice Ministry
2023-04-24
Preacher of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz, Sheikh Ali Al-Sadadi, confirmed that "endowments are being seized under the eyes of the Justice Ministry," stressing that "confiscation of endowments is a crime similar to the demolition of mosques".
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Public Prosecution Extends Detention of Abdulamir Al-Biladi for 15 Days
2023-04-21
The Public Prosecution extended the detention of eulogy reciter Abdulamir Al-Biladi for 15 additional days over taking part in a funeral procession in Manama and reciting a poem in solidarity with Palestine.
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New Budget Opens Door for Theft
2023-04-21
The government has opened the door for theft bids in the following two years, a draft budget with an unrealistic deficit, and the start of borrowing operations whose details no one has knowledge of as their methods of spending remain unknown.
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Bahrain's Budget of Luxury, Inflated Spending on Military and Security and Austerity Measures Imposed on Citizens
2023-04-21
Details of Bahrain's draft budget for 2023-2024, which the government referred to parliament, have gone viral.
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Will 355/2023 Edict Open Door to Building Jewish Temple at Bab Al-Bahrain?
2023-04-20
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning in Bahrain issued an edict that raises concerns again about plans to Judaize neighborhoods in the capital, Manama.
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Addicted to Borrowing: Bahrain Once Again Borrows Money Despite Increase in Oil Prices
2023-04-20
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The government of Bahrain has hired a group of banks to arrange contacts with investors ahead of a planned issuance of dollar-denominated Sukuk and bonds, Reuters reports.
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Salam, BFHR Warn of Consequences of Retaliation against Abdulwahab Hussein by Depriving him of Treatment
2023-04-20
"Salam for Democracy and Human Rights" and the "Bahrain Forum for Human Rights" called on the regime to release detained political figure Abdulwahab Hussein, who is being subjected to medical negligence, by being deprived of his medical appointments and treatment.
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Public Prosecution Imprisons Head of Al-Uqaydat Tribe over Charge of Claiming Power
2023-04-20
The Public Prosecution announced the detention of Mutshar Rafei Dandel, who identifies himself as the head of Al-Uqaydat tribe, on charges of "collecting funds without a license and broadcasting false news".
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Reason Behind Bahraini Authorities' Arrest of Eulogy Reciter Abdulamir Al-Biladi
2023-04-19
About six months ago, in mid-November last year, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, an imprisoned prominent human rights defender who is sentenced to life in prison, made a phone call to his family informing them that the security and judicial authorities had decided to initiate new malicious and political charges against him.
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Worshippers Wear Palestinian Keffiyeh during Central Prayer in Diraz
2023-04-16
Photos posted on social media outlets showed dozens of worshippers wearing Palestinian keffiyeh alongside the Imam of Friday prayer of the Imam Al-Sadiq mosque in Diraz.
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Ayatollah Qassim Says There's Clear Price for Bahraini People's Support of Palestinian Cause
2023-04-16
Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim stressed that "the Bahraini people's stance towards supporting the Palestinian case is clear and the tax they pay for their support of this cause is explicit."
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Only 10% of Political Prisoners Benefit from "Open Prisons"
2023-04-14
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights confirmed that the percentage of political prisoners benefiting from the "Open Prisons" program is about 10 only.