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Int'l Demands to Release Hunger Strike Detainee Abduljalil Al-Singace
2021-07-15
Heba Morayef, Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Director, demanded the immediate and unconditional release of detainee Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace and other prisoners, including Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Hassan Mushaima, who were convicted for exercising their right to freedom of expression and assembly.
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British Army "Secretly Operating" in Yemen
2021-07-09
British troops are conducting secret operations in Yemen training Saudi forces, according to a report by the investigative website Declassified.
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UK MPs Call for Suspension of "Secretive" Gulf Funding Initiatives including Bahrain
2021-07-08
British MPs have called on their government to suspend ‘secret' million-pound funding programs for the oil-rich Gulf, which they say could put the UK at risk of complicity in human rights violations in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
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Italy to Ease Restrictions on Arms Sales to UAE, Saudi
2021-07-08
Italy has loosened restrictions on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Reuters reported government sources saying yesterday, in a move aimed at easing diplomatic tensions with the two Gulf states.
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Al-Wefaq: People of Bahrain Demand to Participate in Managing Country's Affairs
2021-07-05
Al-Wefaq stressed that the political right is the main demand of the people of Bahrain, noting that the people have taken to the streets in the past years and are still protesting despite the prohibition and restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly for the sake of political demands.
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Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi Sues Federal Government over Wrongful Detention in Thailand
2021-06-30
Footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi is suing the federal government for negligence and breaching its duty of care after he was wrongfully detained in Thailand, the Australian SBS website reported.
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Bahrain Rejects UN Call to Free Death Row Convicts Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa
2021-06-22
Bahrain on Sunday rejected a UN report calling for the release of two men facing the death penalty, which cited claims their murder convictions were based on confessions extracted by torture.
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Al-Wefaq Documents 22 Arrests, 466 Raids and 240 Violations in Jaw Prison in April
2021-05-31
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued a monthly report documenting the human rights situation in Bahrain from April 1 to 30.
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UK Ambassador Whitewashes Bahrain's Image after Jaw Prison Visit, Alaswad, Sharif and Fairooz Respond among Others
2021-05-08
The British ambassador to Bahrain, Roddy Drummond, put out a tweet in which he expressed how pleased he was for visiting Jaw Prison on May 3, 2021 with other ambassadors. Drummond's tweet prompted a number of responses.
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Political Prisoner Abbas Malallah Dies in Jaw Prison, amid Coronavirus Spread and Starvation
2021-04-07
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced on April 6, 2021 through a statement issued by the Prisons Directorate, the death of 50-year-old political prisoner, Abbas Hasan Malallah, who is from the Nuwaidrat area, married and has three children.
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US Department of State Report Criticizes Human Rights Violations in Bahrain
2021-04-06
US Department of State issued its 2020 annual human rights report and discussed the human rights situation in Bahrain in 39 pages.
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Moves by EU MPs to Take Firmer Stances against Bahraini Regime HR Violations
2021-04-05
Diplomatic sources revealed that EU deputies are moving in various directions to push the EU leadership to take firmer positions with the Bahraini regime, and are coordinating efforts with other international groups to determine a serious stance towards the violations practiced against activists and political detainees.
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Inmates Tell Bahrain Mirror: We Haven't Seen One Single Mask since Outbreak of Pandemic, State TV Broadcasts Lies
2021-03-30
Responding to questions raised by Bahrain Mirror, political prisoners in Jaw Central Prison say they have been living in harsh conditions since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic inside the prison.
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HRW Published Joint Letter Sent to F1 on the Bahrain Grand Prix
2021-03-27
Human Rights Watch published on its website the letter human rights organizations sent on Friday to Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula One, to call him to take action on human rights violations, before the kickoff of the season next Sunday.
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Why do Authorities Insist on Avenging Prisoners despite Covid-19 Outbreak among them? (Baqer Darwish)
2021-03-27
BFHR president commented on the outbreak of Coronavirus inside Jaw Prison and the infection of number of inmates saying "The detainees' experience of being denied health care by the prison administration as one of the preferred methods of torture leads us to question how the security authorities would deal with prisoners after COVID-19 reaches prisons."
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Motor Racing - Rights Groups Call on F1 to Probe Bahrain Abuse Allegations
2021-03-25
Sixty British parliamentarians joined campaigners on Wednesday in urging Formula One to commission an independent inquiry into the human rights impact of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Al-Wefaq Adopts EU Resolution: We Call on Authorities to Take Advantage of Opportunities
2021-03-14
The Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society announced adopting all what was stated in the European Parliament resolution, issued on March 11, 2021.
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NPWJ Welcomes EU Resolution on Bahrain
2021-03-13
No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) strongly welcomed the approval by an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament - 633 votes for, 11 against and 45 abstentions - of a resolution condemning in the strongest terms the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
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Rights Groups Say Bahrain Police Beat Children and Threatened them with Rape- Reuters
2021-03-12
Bahraini security forces have beaten children and threatened them with rape and electric shocks after detaining them in protest-related cases last month, the anniversary of a 2011 pro-democracy uprising, rights groups said on Wednesday.
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Bahrain Sends Note of Protest to Qatar over Program Aired by Al-Jazeera Channel on Sufferings of Political Prisoners
2021-03-11
The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed today that it had sent a note of protest to the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The note included the Ministry's strong condemnation of a TV program titled (Out of Context), aired on Qatari channel "Al Jazeera" on March 7.