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Bahrain Summons Iraqi Charge d'affaires over Breaching Diplomatic Norms
2023-03-29
Bahrain's foreign ministry has summoned Iraq's Chargé d'Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Crown Prince, Chinese President Stress "Importance of Strategic Relations with Iran"
2023-03-29
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed during a phone call on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, "the importance of strategic relations with Iran."
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Bahraini Delegation to Visit Iran as Part of Diplomatic Efforts to Strengthen Relations
2023-03-29
The Iranian "Tasnim" news agency said that a Bahraini delegation will visit Iran as part of the current diplomatic efforts to strengthen relations between the two countries.
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Maryam Al-Khawaja: Bahrain Regime Setting up Circumstances to Cause Death of My Father and Other Prisoners, West Government Should Move before It's Late
2023-03-28
Maryam Al-Khawaja posted a tweet on her Twitter account saying that the Bahraini authorities once again prevented her father from seeing a cardiologist, which puts his life to more danger.
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US State Department on HR Conditions in Bahrain: Ongoing Torture, Discrimination against Shiites
2023-03-24
The US Department of State published in 2022 annual report on human rights situations in about 200 countries and states around the world, including Bahrain.
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Bahrain Almost Ignited Crisis with Cyprus by Raising Flag of Cypriot Territory occupied by Turkey in IPU Meetings
2023-03-19
Cyprus strongly protested the appearance of the Turkish flag of Northern Cyprus during the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference held in Manama a few days ago, and sent a letter of protest to Bahrain over the incident that almost caused a crisis between the two countries.
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ADHRB to UN: What are Your Steps to Hold Bahrain Accountable for Spying on Dissidents?
2023-03-17
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain welcomed the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy Ana Brian in which she spoke about Bahrain's spying on dissidents and asked about the steps that should be taken by the United Nations to hold Bahrain accountable.
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Bahrain Signs Agreement with Zionist Entity to "Develop Human Capital"
2023-03-16
Bahrain's Tamkeen signed on Monday, March 13, 2023, memorandum of understanding with the Zionist "Start-Up Nation Central" to promote human capital development between Bahrain and Israel.
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MP Participating in IPU Conference Mocks Reaction of Jamal Fakhro for Raising Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja's Case
2023-03-15
member of parliament participating in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference, currently being held in Manama, mocked Bahrain's representative to the conference, Shura Council First Deputy Chairman, Jamal Fakhro, for teaching parliamentarians "the principles of dialogue."
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Dutch Senator Calls on IPU President to Urge Bahrain to Overturn Entry Denial of HRW Representatives
2023-03-15
During her intervention in the inter-parliamentary union conference, Dutch Senator Petra Stienen called on IPU president Duarte Pacheco to urge Bahrain to overturn its decision to deny entry to Human Rights Watch representatives to attend the conference held in Manama.
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Iran: After Agreement with Saudi Arabia, Positive Development can Happen with Bahrain
2023-03-14
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said his country would welcome restoring ties with Bahrain, following a recent China-brokered deal between Tehran and Riyadh.
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Chairman of Danish Delegation to IPU Conference Demands Bahrain to Release Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja
2023-03-14
MP Søren Søndergaard, chairman of the Danish parliamentarian delegation to the inter-parliamentary union conference, currently held in Manama, demanded Bahrain to release prisoner of conscience Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.
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Al-Wefaq: Saudi-Iranian Agreement Strategically Important to the Region
2023-03-11
The largest opposition party in Bahrain, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has welcomed the recent agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to restore diplomatic relations and establish embassies within two months.
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How Will the "Progressive Bloc" Deal with Conference Attended by Israeli Knesset?
2023-03-10
During the 2022 elections, the Progressive Democratic Tribune (Al-Minbar) issued a political document, along with 3 loyal political societies, in which it said that it would "support candidates who oppose normalization in the next parliament." It did the same in several statements it issued later, as it consistently rejected normalization, became part of the "Bahraini Initiative Against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy" and signed all its statements warning people of the evils of normalization.
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HRW: Preventing Us from Attending IPU conference is Blatant Example of Bahrain's Escalating Repression
2023-03-10
Human Rights Watch condemned the Bahraini authorities' revoking of the entry visas of two Human Rights Watch staff members to attend the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, although the organization holds permanent observer status with the IPU.
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127 HR Networks and Organizations Call on IPU Participants to Raise HR Issues in Bahrain
2023-03-09
127 human rights networks and organizations issued a joint statement on the eve of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Manama on March 11, 2023, expressing their "grave concern over the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Bahrain."
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Bahrain Prevents Two HRW Representatives from Attending IPU Conference
2023-03-09
The Bahraini government denied entry to two delegates representing Human Rights Watch, an observer organization within the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and withdrew their visas that it had granted them.
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Zionist Knesset Delegation to Visit Bahrain, Take Part in IPU to Incite against Iran and Palestine
2023-03-09
An official Knesset delegation led by MK Danny Dannon will take off for Bahrain Thursday for the first time since the Abraham accords. The delegation will participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference to incite against Iran and the Palestinian resistance.
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National Organizing Committee Chairman of IPU Session in Bahrain Never Been Elected in His Life
2023-03-09
Why did the Bahraini government hand over the chairmanship of the National Organizing Committee for the 146th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly to the Shura Council, which is appointed by the King, and not to the nominally elected parliament?
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Jamal Fakhro: Countries Participating in IPU Meetings in Bahrain to Cover their Own Expenses
2023-03-06
First Deputy Chairman of the Shura Council, Chairman of national organizing committee of 146th IPU Assembly, Jamal Fakhro affirmed that the meetings of what he called "the largest conference in the history of Bahrain" will be at the expense of the representatives of the participating countries and not on the host country, Bahrain.