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Amnesty International Warns King Charles's Charity over Working in Bahrain
2023-01-09
Amnesty International UK called for "proper due diligence" by the Prince's Foundation, which is taking part in a major property development in Bahrain despite the country's human rights violations.
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Amnesty: Bahrain's Upcoming Elections Held amidst Political Repression, Rights Violations
2022-11-11
Bahrain's parliamentary elections are being held in an environment of political repression following a decade in which the authorities have infringed upon human rights, curtailed civil society, banned political opposition parties and shuttered independent media, Amnesty said.
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Amnesty Int'l Calls for Urgent Action to Release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace
2022-07-06
Amnesty International called for an urgent action to release imprisoned academic in Bahrain Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace.
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Amnesty Int'l: Prison Officials' Inadequate Response to Tuberculosis Cases in Jaw prison Puts Prisoners' Health at Serious Risk
2022-06-10
Bahraini authorities' inadequate response to people with tuberculosis in Jaw prison is inconsistent with their human rights obligations and especially the right to health, Amnesty International said.
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Amnesty International Urges UAE to Release Dissidents Held Past Jail Term
2022-06-01
Amnesty International has called on authorities in the United Arab Emirates to release a group of dissidents who the human rights group said had completed prison terms earlier this year but not yet been freed.
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Amnesty Int'l Calls on Saudi Arabia to Halt Execution of Bahrainis, Jaafar Sultan and Sadeq Thamer
2022-05-24
Amnesty International called on the Saudi authorities not to ratify the death sentence issued against two Bahrainis, Jaafar Mohammad Sultan and Sadeq Majeed Thamer, to quash their conviction and re-try them in line with international fair trial standards.
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Amnesty Annual Report: Bahrain Continues to Practice Torture, Suppress Freedoms and Violate Foreign Workers' Rights
2022-03-30
Amnesty International's annual report, released on Tuesday (March 29), revealed in its special chapter on Bahrain that the Manama government has continued to commit serious human rights violations, including torture and other ill-treatment, and to suppress of freedom of expression and assembly.
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Amnesty International Researcher: Sheik Ali Salman is Voice of Moderation in Bahraini Opposition
2022-03-06
Amnesty International researcher Devin Kenny said that the Bahraini government's message from the continued imprisonment of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General means that any attempt of compromise will be met with life imprisonment.
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Amnesty Int'l Calls on Bahrain to Cease Use of surveillance Technologies
2022-02-23
A new investigation has revealed how NSO Group's notorious Pegasus spyware was used to infect the devices of three activists in Bahrain, once again demonstrating the grave threat which the spyware poses to critics of repressive governments, Amnesty International said.
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Amnesty Demands End to Targeted Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders
2022-01-20
Amnesty International demanded to put an end to the targeted surveillance of human rights defenders as digital attacks against human rights defenders, journalists and civil society are on the rise.
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Amnesty Int'l Demands Unconditional Release of Sheikh Ali Salman
2021-12-29
Devin Kenney, GCC Researcher at Amnesty International, demanded the release of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Secretary-General Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Al-Jazeera Channel Reveals Horrible Stories about Children's Rights Violations in Dry Dock Prison in Bahrain
2021-09-28
The "Zero Distance" episode, aired by Al-Jazeera Channel, on Sunday (September 26, 2021) revealed documents and data on multiple aspects of serious violations against Bahraini children, who are being held in Dry Dock Prison over various charges, such as inciting the overthrow of the regime and terrorism.
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Amnesty Int'l: Recent Releases under Alternative Penal Code in Bahrain don't Inspire Confidence
2021-09-25
Amnesty International said that the recent releases do not inspire confidence that Bahrain's "alternative sentencing" program is being applied in compliance with human rights law.
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Saudi Arabia Increases Executions in 2021 after 2020 Fall: Amnesty
2021-08-04
Saudi Arabia ramped up executions in the first half of 2021 following a drop during its term as G20 president in 2020, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
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Amnesty Int'l Urges Bahraini Authorities to Immediately Release Mushaima and Al-Singace
2021-07-24
Amnesty International demanded on Friday (July 23, 2021) the immediate release of the two detained activists Hassan Mushaima and Abduljalil Al-Singace.
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Amnesty: Hassan Mushaima One of Prominent Detainees in World Struggling for his Rights in Difficult Health Conditions
2021-07-19
Amnesty International, in its Spanish version, specialized a paper on one of the political prisoners, the Bahraini Hassan Mushaima. Amnesty described him as one of the prominent detainees in the world, noting that he is suffering in the Bahrain regime prisons.
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U.N. Watchdog Seeks Release of Two Bahrainis from Death Row: Reuters
2021-06-19
A United Nations human rights watchdog has called on Bahrain to release and compensate two activists facing death sentences, saying they are being arbitrarily detained.
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Bahraini Authorities must Launch Independent Investigation into Circumstances of Hussein Barakat's Death: Amnesty Int'l
2021-06-15
Amnesty International demanded the Bahraini authorities to investigate whether Hussein Barakat received timely and appropriate medical treatment, indicating that his death proves the need to more preventive measures to protect prisoners.
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Photos: Protests Staged across Bahrain on 10th Anniversary of Feb. 14 Uprising amid Security Restrictions
2021-02-15
Marking the 10th anniversary of the February 14 uprising which started in 2011, citizens renewed their demands for freedom and democracy on Sunday night (February 14, 2021).
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Bahrain's Approach to Critics Exemplified by it Treatment of Sheikh Ali Salman: Amnesty Int'l
2021-02-12
Amnesty International said on Thursday (February 11, 2021) that Bahrain's approach to critics since 2011 is exemplified by its treatment of Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of the now-banned al-Wefaq, which was the largest legal opposition party.