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Massive March in Manama in Preparation for International Quds Day Condemns Normalization with Occupation
2024-04-05
The Bahraini capital, Manama, witnessed a significant march on Wednesday evening, April 3rd, 2024, in preparation for observing “International Quds Day.”
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Once again Ibrahim Sharif Arrested for Criticizing Irresponsible Spending on "McLaren"
2024-03-26
The Bahraini authorities have once again arrested Ibrahim Sharif, the former secretary-general of the Wa'ad Society and a prominent figure in the opposition, and decided to detain him for 7 days pending investigation, based on posts on the formerly Twitter "X" platform.
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Al-Wefaq: Regime Refuses to Register and Document 124 Shia Cemeteries for Years
2024-03-25
The Al-Wefaq Observatory, affiliated with Al-Wefaq Society, stated that "the authorities have been obstructing the registration and documentation of 124 Shia cemeteries for years, despite the mediation of several influential figures and their efforts to resolve the issue."
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UN Rapporteur: Bahrain Authorities Arrested Hashem Al Wadaei to Retaliate Against His Mother's Peaceful Activism
2024-03-21
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, expressed concern about the fate of arbitrarily detained individual in Bahrain, Hashem Al Wadaei.
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Jaw Prison Building 10 Inmates Join Counterparts in Buildings 9-7 by Refusing their Meals in Protest of Ongoing Isolation
2024-03-20
Prisoners held in Building 10 at Jaw Central Prison returned their Iftar and Suhoor meals in solidarity with their fellow inmates in Buildings 7 and 9, who protested the transfer of political prisoners to isolation by the prison administration.
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Al-Wefaq: The Bahraini Government Still Ignores Reconstruction of 11 Mosques Demolished in 2011
2024-03-19
Al-Wefaq Society stated that the Bahraini government continues to ignore 11 mosques in various areas after they were demolished by the military during the infamous state of emergency in 2011.
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Jaw Prison Administration Continues Siege of Building 7, Confronts Prisoners' Protest against Isolation with New Restrictions
2024-03-17
Security forces at the Jw Central Prison continued their siege of Building 7 in an attempt to suppress the protest and sit-in of political prisoners against the isolation policy pursued by the prison administration.
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Bahraini Court Sentences 6 Bahraini Citizens to 3 Months in Prison for their Solidarity with Gaza.
2024-03-13
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, a Bahraini court issued a three-month prison sentence against 6 citizens for expressing their solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip in Palestine.
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Bahrainis Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison, 2 Arrested from Courtroom over Political Cases
2024-03-13
A Bahraini court issued a three-month prison sentence on Monday, March 11, 2024, against two young men, Sadiq Ibrahim Habeel and Mahmoud Abdullah Yousif Ali Aman over politically motivated cases.
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50 Political Prisoners in Jaw Prison Continue Protest against Security Isolation Punishment for Fellow Inmates
2024-03-09
Fifty political prisoners held in the Jaw Central Prison persisted in their protest by refusing to enter their cells, rejecting the prison administration's implementation of the security isolation punishment on several of their fellow inmates.
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Sheikh Sanqour Calls for Caring for the Less Fortunate, Resolving Prisoners' Issue in Ramadan, Warns Against Israeli Occupation's Starving pf Gazans
2024-03-09
The Friday preacher at Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Bahrain's Diraz, west of the capital Manama, Sheikh Mohammad Sanqour, urged Bahrainis, as the Month of Ramadan approaches, to "take care of those in need among their relatives and neighbors" and to "be economical in food consumption" and "not to overindulge in food," also emphasizing the "urgent need to resolve the prisoners' issue."
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"International Scholarly Forum for Palestine" Coordinator: Bahraini People Proved Support for Palestinian Cause When Many Nations Faltered
2024-03-09
Sheikh Abdullah Katamto, coordinator of the "International Scholarly Forum for Palestine," hailed "the steadfast people of Bahrain, who have carried the banner of Palestine with a pure heart and fervor and a sincere commitment to defending the oppressed Palestinian people".
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Jaw Prison Administration Transfers 4 Prisoners to Isolation, Prisoners Stage Protest
2024-03-08
The administration of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison transferred 4 prisoners to isolation in an arbitrary move on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.
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Jaw Prisoners Return Meals in Protest against Violations of "Striking is Our Right" Agreement
2024-03-07
Inmates in Building 9 of Bahrain's Jaw Central Prison returned iftar meals on Wednesday (March 6th, 2024), in protest against what they described as violations of the "Striking is Our Right" agreements by the officer in charge of the building.
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2023 Portfolios: Until We Became the Flavor of the Weak, Opportunity for the Greedy, and Mockery of the Gloaters (Editorial)
2024-03-01
A state embodies the collective will of its people, manifesting as sovereign power. However, Bahrain has relinquished this sovereign power; its people are on the path to Al-Quds, while its government veers towards Tel Aviv.
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2023 Portfolios: Public Debt 124% of GDP and Debt Ceiling Raised Despite Rising Oil Prices
2024-03-01
On September 26, 2023, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a decree-law raising the public debt ceiling once again to reach 16 billion Bahraini dinars ($42.5 billion US dollars).
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2023 Portfolios: Government's Attempt to Polish Image by Hosting Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly Backfires
2024-02-29
Bahraini authorities faced a challenging week as they hosted the 146th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly from 11 to 15 March 2023, welcoming hundreds of representatives from all over the world. During the event, a number of participants shed light on human rights violations in Bahrain and the imprisonment of regime critics, including Danish Bahraini citizen Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who has been held behind bars since 2011.
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2023 Portfolios: Security Expenditure Dominates Two-Thirds of New Budget
2024-02-28
On May 30, 2023, the Bahraini parliament approved the country's general budget law for the fiscal years 2023-2024, amidst continued military spending and a record deficit.
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2023 Portfolios: When Parliament Becomes Government Puppet
2024-02-28
In April 2023, the Legislative Committee in the House of Representatives approved a proposal to amend the internal regulations of the parliament, aiming to strip it of its remaining powers, effectively reducing it to a subject of mockery. The amendments were not elaborated on in the local press, indicating the sensitivity surrounding the issue.
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2023 Portfolios: Influential Figures Seize Jaafaria (Waqf) Endowments, Sa'Sa'a Shrine Vandalized and Closed Off with Concrete Blocks
2024-02-27
In early February 2023, Bahraini authorities seized a private endowment associated with the historic "Sheikh Saleh" Mosque in Tubli after demolishing it without legal justification, claiming it was "private property". Residents of the area were surprised to see bulldozers demolishing the historic endowment of the Shiite mosque and its surrounding fence, which dates back 500 years, located in the old Tubli area, also known as "Katakan".