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US State Department Failed, Its Report on Bahrain Omitted Several Violations: ADHRB
2019-03-22
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that the US State Department largely failed to address human rights violations in Bahrain.
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Six UN Experts Call for Investigation into Abuse of Bahraini Female Rights Defenders Ebtisam Al-Sayegh, Zainab Al Khamis and Hajar Mansour
2019-03-21
Six UN experts have expressed “serious concerns” over violations and threats that three Bahraini human rights defenders, Hajar Mansour, Ebtisam Al-Sayegh and Zainab Al Khamis, have been routinely subjected to in Bahrain, demanding an investigation into their mistreatment.
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UN High Commissioner Urged to Investigate Human Rights Situation in Bahrain
2019-03-17
London-based Salam for Democracy and Human Rights Organization sent a letter to the UN High Commissioner and President of the Human Rights Council urging them to establish a mechanism to investigate the human rights situation in Bahrain.
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Hakeem Al-Araibi Receives Australian Citizenship, Stresses: "No Country Can Follow Me Now"
2019-03-13
The Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi was granted the Australian citizenship on Tuesday.
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Bahrain Refugee Footballer to Become Aussie Citizen
2019-03-07
A refugee footballer who spent over two months in Bangkok detention under threat of extradition to his native Bahrain will soon become an Australian citizen, he told local media Thursday.
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House of Lords Member: Drivers Like Hamilton May Have to Consider Boycotting F1 Race in Bahrain in Protest against Najah Yousif's Arrest
2019-03-07
Formula One bosses have been accused of turning a "blind eye" to the plight of a woman jailed after protesting against the Bahrain Grand Prix, the American Sky News website said.
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Saudis Prepare Trials of Detainees Identified as Women's Rights Activists
2019-03-02
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor is preparing the trials of detainees, identified by watchdog groups as women's rights activists, after completing its investigations, state news agency SPA said on Friday.
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7 Bahraini Detainees Face Death if King Approves their Death Penalties: SALAM Releases List
2019-02-28
London-based Salam for Democracy and Human Rights published on Tuesday February 26, 2019, a list including the names of political prisoners sentenced to death in Bahrain.
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Appeal Court Upholds Death Sentence against Youth Hussein Abdullah Marhoun
2019-02-26
The Bahraini Court of Appeal upheld the death sentence of Hussein Abdullah Marhoun, in the case of the death of a policeman, in a bombing that authorities said took place in Diraz in June 2017.
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Bahrain Court Upholds Jail Sentence against Relatives of Prominent Activist
2019-02-25
The top court in Western-allied Bahrain upheld three-year jail terms against three relatives of a prominent political activist, a rights group said on Monday, in a case the U.N. describes as an unlawful act of reprisal over family connections.
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Bahraini Authorities Prevent Detainee Hajar Mansour from Treatment
2019-02-19
The British Morning Star newspaper said that British-backed jail in Bahrain is denying medical treatment to a frail political prisoner, including diagnosis for a lump on her breast, London relatives have told the Morning Star.
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HRW: Global Sports Groups New Human Rights Ally in Bahrain?
2019-02-15
For the last eight years, the Bahraini authorities have carried out an unrelenting campaign of repression against demonstrators, opposition leaders, peaceful critics, and human rights defenders, said Aya Majzoub in a report on the eighth anniversary of the Bahraini Uprising.
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Photos: Hakeem Al-Araibi Meets Australian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Number of MPs
2019-02-15
The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi his Australian citizenship isn't "too far away".
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Miscommunication in Australian Interior Ministry Caused Al-Araibi’s Arrest
2019-02-14
The Australian New Daily newspaper confirmed that the arrest in Thailand of refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi was the direct result of a "miscommunication" between two agencies in Peter Dutton's portfolio.
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Thai Public Prosecutor Drops Hakeem Al-Araibi’s Extradition Case
2019-02-11
Thai Public Prosecutor issued on Monday a decision dropping extradition case against Hakeem Al-Araibi who has been in detention since over 70 days.
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Refugee Bahraini Footballer Leaves Thai jail after Extradition Bid Dropped- Reuters
2019-02-11
A Bahraini footballer with refugee status in Australia, Hakeem Al Araibi, left a Thai jail on Monday after authorities dropped a controversial extradition case against him.
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Australians who Helped Rescue Thai Cave Boys Appeal for Bahraini Soccer Refugee
2019-02-09
Two Australian divers who helped save 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave have written to the Thai prime minister to ask for the release of a Bahraini footballer with refugee status in Australia, media reported on Saturday.
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Thai Rights Groups Send Open Letter to Government to Release Al-Araibi
2019-02-08
A coalition of Thai human rights and civil liberties groups, academics and leading legal figures have called on the government to release refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi.
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Al-Araibi Trains inside Prison to Play with Pascoe Vale
2019-02-07
Football analyst Craig Foster said that the Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi is determined to return to the pitch once his nightmare comes to an end in Thailand.
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Football Federation Australia Cancels Training Camp for Youth Team in Thailand in Protest against Al-Araibi’s Detention
2019-02-06
Protesting against the ongoing detention of football player Hakeem Al-Araibi, the Football Federation Australia has cancelled a proposed trip to Thailand as the under 23 men's national team prepares for its AFC U23 Championship qualifiers in March.