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Ibtisam Al-Saegh Ends Hunger Strike after Allowing her to Meet her Family
2017-08-02
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh ended her hunger strike after she met her family for the first time on Tuesday.
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Human Rights Activist Hussein Radhi Denied Leaving Bahrain
2017-07-31
The Bahraini authorities prevented on Sunday (July 30, 2017) member of Bahrain Center for Human Rights and activist Hussein Radhi from leaving the country.
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Ibtisam Al-Saegh has Fracture in her Right Arm, Lost 11 Kilos
2017-07-25
Twitter account of president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights revealed that activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh had her right arm broken due to torture.
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GCHR Asks Supporters to Call on Bahrain to Immediately Release Ibtisam Al-Saegh
2017-07-25
GCHR asked his supporters to tweet calling on authorities in Bahrain to “immediately and unconditionally free Ibtisam Al-Saegh, allow her unhindered access to medical care while she remains in detention, allow her proper meetings with her family and lawyer and guarantee in all circumstances that human rights defenders in Bahrain are able to carry out their legitimate activities without fear of reprisals and free of all restrictions including judicial harassment.”
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Proposal in House of Commons to Condemn Sentence against Nabeel Rajab, Demand his Release
2017-07-25
MEP Tom Brake issued a proposal to the House of Commons to condemn the sentence passed on Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights. He also called on the British Government to condemn Rajab’s sentence; and further called on the Government of Bahrain to immediately release him, commute his sentence, drop outstanding charges and to release all human rights defenders.
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Index on Censorship: UK Foreign Office Report Heaps Praise on Bahrain
2017-07-24
Index on Censorship criticized in a statement issued on its website the annual 2016 report on Human Rights issued by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Thursday July 20, 2017.
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UK Issues 2016 Human Rights Report: Concerns on Further Restrictions on Civil Liberties in Bahrain
2017-07-24
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office voiced its concern over measures taken by the government in 2016 which further restricted some civil liberties, including freedom of expression and assembly.
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Terror Crime Prosecution Head & Former State Security Officer Ahmed Al-Hammadi Accused of Torture, Baqer Darwish
2017-07-22
Bahrain Forum Human Rights head, Baqer Darwish, revealed that Chief of Terror Crimes Prosecution is one of the state security officers accused of torture in the 1990s.
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AP: Bahraini Activist Charged under Terrorism Law
2017-07-19
A Bahraini rights group says a female activist has been charged under an anti-terrorism law amid a crackdown on dissent in the U.S.-allied Gulf island nation.
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Public Prosecution Accuses Al-Saegh of Terrorism, Arrests Her along with Other Activists for 6 Months
2017-07-19
Few hours after UN independent experts issued a statement in which they expressed deep concern at reports that Ibtisam Al-Saegh has been tortured, the public prosecution claimed that she is engaged in forming a terrorist group.
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EU Calls on Bahrain to Release Nabeel Rajab
2017-07-13
European Union called for release of prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, stressing that the two-year prison sentence issued against him runs against Bahrain’s international commitments.
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Germany Calls on Bahrain to Protect Human Rights and Basic Freedoms
2017-07-13
Bärbel Kofler, German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid, issued a statement deploring the conviction of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
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Amnesty International Calls for Taking Urgent Action to Release Dr. Taha Al-Dirazi
2017-07-13
Amnesty International urged people to contact the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, calling on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Taha al-Dirazi.
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Germany’s Federal Gov’t Commissioner for HR Policy Expresses Disappointment over Rajab’s Sentence
2017-07-12
Bärbel Kofler, Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, expressed, on her Twitter account, disappointment over the sentence issued against Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab.
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HR Activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh Launches Hunger Strike against Her Torture
2017-07-12
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights said that detained Ibtisam Al-Saegh, member in Salam, launched a hunger strike against torture and maltreatment she was subjected to in the Criminal Investigation Department following her arrest.
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AP: Prominent Bahraini Activist Sentenced to 2 Years Prison
2017-07-11
One of Bahrain’s most prominent activists was sentenced Monday to two years in prison in a verdict that rights groups say is the latest in a years-long crackdown on dissent that has seen all political opposition groups disbanded and activists jailed or forced into exile.
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Washington Disappointed by Verdict Sentencing Nabeel Rajab, Calls for his Release
2017-07-11
The US Department of stated expressed disappointment by the verdict sentencing prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison in Bahrain. It said it “reaffirms previous calls for his release.”
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Reuters: Bahraini Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab Sentenced to Two Years in Jail
2017-07-11
A Bahrain court sentenced rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail on Monday, supporters said, for allegedly making “false or malicious” statements about Bahraini authorities.
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High Commissioner: Bahrain Closes Democratic Space Under Banner of Fighting Terrorism
2017-07-07
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said that Bahrain “is closing what is left of a democratic space, and all under the banner of fighting terrorism.”
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Front Line Defenders Condemns Ibtisam Al-Saegh’s Arrest, Demands Immediate Release
2017-07-06
Front Line Defenders strongly condemned the raid, arrest and detention of renowned human rights defender Ebtisam Al-Saegh in an unknown location and urges the Bahraini authorities to immediately release her.