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Mohammad Khalil Arrested amid Campaign Targeting Activists
2017-07-05
Bahraini authorities arrested at dawn Tuesday (July 4, 2017), Bahraini activist Mohammad Khalil, after breaking into his house in Karzakan, South West of Manama.
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Bahrain Rearrests Prominent HR Activist Previously Tortured, Sexually Assaulted by Police
2017-07-04
The civilian forces arrested on the dawn of Tuesday (July 4, 2017) human rights activist Ibtisam Al-Saegh who was tortured and sexually assaulted during her last arrest.
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HR Activists’ Interrogations: Testimonies of those Tortured at Muharraq Police Station’s 3rd Floor
2017-07-02
“The time of Human Rights has ended,” is one of the most popular phrases that the Interior Ministry’s security interrogators have recently been saying repeatedly to peaceful activists in interrogation rooms.
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EP Committee Worried about Nabeel Rajab’s Deteriorating Health Condition, Demands his Immediate Release
2017-06-28
Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights expressed concern over the reports about deteriorating health condition of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, demanding his immediate release.
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ADHRB Condemns NSA Targeting of Son of Bahraini Dissident Sheikh Hassan Sultan
2017-06-28
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that amid an ongoing campaign of reprisals against human rights defenders and political activists, Bahrain’s National Security Agency (NSA) has recently summoned Mohammad Hasan Sultan, the son of a former parliamentarian for the arbitrarily dissolved Al-Wefaq opposition society.
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Qatar Semi-Government Rights Body says Arab Ultimatum on Qatar 'Violation of Human Rights'
2017-06-25
A Qatar semi-government human rights body said on Saturday that a list of demands, presented to Qatar by four Arab states imposing a boycott on the wealthy Gulf country, were a violation of human rights conventions.
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BCHR: Nabeel Rajab Faces Worsening Mistreatment, Denied Access to Lawyers and Family
2017-06-24
BCHR stated that its president, Nabeel Rajab, whose health is deteriorating, was prevented from having immediate access to his family and lawyers.
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Bahrain Rejects Report of UN Special Rapporteurs, Claims it Used False Content, Sectarian Slogans
2017-06-20
Bahrain rejected in a statement the report issued by the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Human Rights situation in Bahrain.
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High Commissioner for Human Rights Slams Bahrain for Preventing UN Special Rapporteurs to visit Country
2017-06-06
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid bin Raad Al Hussein, slammed Bahrain for refusing the visits of UN Special Rapporteurs to the country, for over 5 years.
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Index on Censorship: Adam Nabeel Rajab talks about his Father's "Unbreakable Spirit"
2017-06-03
Adam Rajab, the son of the prominent Bahraini human rights activist, says his father "is sacrificing himself to see a country which respects human rights", he said in an interview with Index on Censorship.
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Reuters: Trial of Leading Bahraini Activist Postponed
2017-05-31
A Bahraini court again denied bail to a leading Bahraini human rights activist on Tuesday and delayed his trial on charges of spreading false news, a pro-opposition rights group reported.
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Bahrain’s Activists under Pressure: Either Work as Informants for Regime or Face Retaliation
2017-05-30
It’s no wonder that Bahrain’s name was mentioned in the international campaign launched by Amnesty International aimed at recognizing human rights defenders and protecting them.
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MoI: Publishing Photos of Defendants not a Violation of Law or Universal Declaration of Human Rights
2017-05-25
The Ministry of Interior viewed a draft law to be discussed at the parliament in it next session, and said that publishing photos for defendants, after obtaining permission from the Public Prosecution, does not violate the local law, or the Universal declaration of Human Rights.
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Amnesty Lists Bahrain as Example in Report on Wave of Unprecedented Attacks against HR Defenders Worldwide
2017-05-19
Amnesty International launched a worldwide campaign to recognize human rights defenders and protect them, stressing that they are coming under attack in more and more places, on an alarming scale in an age of fear, division and demonization.
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Reuters: Top Bahrain Activist Denied Bail
2017-05-17
A leading Bahraini human rights activist was denied bail on Tuesday on charges of writing an editorial critical of the government, a pro-opposition rights group reported.
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BCHR Documents 8 Arrest Cases including Woman Last Week
2017-05-16
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 14 peaceful protests in 12 villages in Bahrain, noting that 3 protests were oppressed by police.
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NIHR Receives UN Officer in Charge of the Middle East and West Asia Division
2017-05-16
The National Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) President Said Al-Faihani received United Nations (UN) Officer in Charge of the Middle East and West Asia Division Darko Mocibob in the presence of UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Amin El-Sharkawi.
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The Guardian: UK Aid Paid for Military Band to Play at Queen’s Birthday in “Toxic” Bahrain
2017-05-11
UK-based daily The Guardian said reported that “MPs and rights groups have reacted with dismay over the use of a secretive £1bn government aid and security fund to pay for a Royal Marines band to play in Bahrain for the Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday, despite the country’s dire human rights record.”
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Thai Authorities Arrest Woman Involved in Human Trafficking in Bahrain
2017-05-07
Thai woman wanted for procuring young women into the flesh trade in Bahrain has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport by Thai authorities.
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Al-Dosari: Bahrain will Respond to HRC Recommendations before September
2017-05-06
Bahraini government's representative in Geneva, Deputy Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Dosari, said that his country will carefully study all the recommendations contained in the report, which amounted to 175 recommendations.