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Hajar Mansour and Madina Ali on Hunger Strike over Maltreatment in Women’s Prison
2018-03-23
Two political detainees started a hunger strike against maltreatment, activists’ families said.
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AFP: Bahraini Detainee Hajar Mansour Admitted to Hospital after Launching Hunger Strike
2018-03-23
Bahraini detainee Hajer Mansoor, 49, was admitted to hospital Thursday, her family said, three days after launching her second hunger strike behind bars to protest the treatment of prisoners, AFP reported.
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Appeals and Cassation Courts Upheld 10 Death Sentences in February: BFHR
2018-03-15
Bahrain Forum for Human Rights (BFHR) said that cassation and appeals courts upheld 10 death sentences last February, stressing that it documented 1105 serious human rights violations.
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After its Involvement in Torturing Activists, NIHR Introduces NSA Members to Convention against Torture
2018-03-14
The National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) said that it held a workshop for members of the National Security Agency about torture.
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UN Addressed Bahrain Last Year about Torture of Ali Al-Arab Who was Sentenced to Death in January
2018-03-06
The UN High Commissioner for human rights website disclosed a letter sent by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to the Bahraini government about the torture Ali Mohamed Hakeem Al-Arab, who was sentenced to death last January, was subjected to.
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Activist Khalil Al-Halwachi Suffers Clot Symptoms, Not Allowed to be Transferred to Hospital
2018-02-24
Deputy head of the European-Bahraini Organization for Human Rights (EBOHR) Fatima Al-Halwachi said that detained activist Khalil Al-Halwachi (who is sentenced to 10 years in prison) suffers from clot symptoms.
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Nabeel Rajab Trial Mockery of Justice, Verdict against him “Surrealistic”
2018-02-23
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), said in a joint statement that the verdict issued against prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is “surrealistic”, and that it came after a trial that was by itself a mockery of justice.
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Bahraini Embassy in London Says Nabeel Rajab’s Sentencing Not Related to “Political Views or Political Expression”
2018-02-23
The Bahraini Embassy in London said the two cases in which Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to prison “do not relate to political views or political expression”.
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Washington Disappointed by Nabeel Rajab’s Prison Sentence
2018-02-23
The United States Mission to the United Nations said that Washington is disappointed by Bahrain's decision to sentence human rights activist Nabeel Rajab.
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Germany Deeply Concerned about Sentencing of Bahrain HR Activist Nabeel Rajab
2018-02-22
Government of Germany said it’s deeply concerned about sentencing of Bahrain human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, appealing to Bahrain “to fulfill its obligations to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
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EU Calls on Bahrain to Release Nabeel Rajab, Urges Relaunching National Reconciliation
2018-02-22
European Union called for release of Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, commenting on new Bahraini court ruling sentencing him to additional five five years in prison.
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Bahrain Seven Years Later: Briefing in US Congress on Feb. 14th Anniversary
2018-02-14
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission called to attend a briefing on the human rights situation in Bahrain on the seventh anniversary of its pro-democracy uprising that erupted on February 14, 2011.
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Al-Wefaq on 7th February 14 Anniversary: We Believe in Political Resolution, Can Achieve another 98.4%
2018-02-13
Marking seventh anniversary of the February 14, 2011 movement, Bahrain's Al-Wefaq Society said they managed as Bahrainis to “achieve 98.4% with our strong will, and we still have the same energy to carry on,” referring to the anniversary of the vote on the National Action Charter on February 14, 2001.
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Reuters: Bahraini Exile Campaigns against Crackdown in Gulf Island State
2018-02-03
Stripped of his Bahraini citizenship and living in London exile, rights activist Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei says he speaks for the hundreds of opposition figures made voiceless by imprisonment back home.
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AP: Fears on Life of Detained Bahrain Activist Nabeel Rajab
2018-01-26
An imprisoned activist in Bahrain has been denied adequate medical care and is being held with extremists, putting his life at risk, a human rights group said Thursday.
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Rights Groups Fear for Bahraini Activist Nabeel Rajab's Health in Prison, AFP
2018-01-26
International rights groups said Thursday they fear for the health behind bars of Bahrain's most high-profile activist, Nabeel Rajab, condemning the Gulf state over its seven-year crackdown on dissent.
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Bahrain Human Rights Deteriorate as World Looks Away, Activists
2018-01-26
Human rights in Bahrain have deteriorated significantly in the past year because international pressure on the Gulf Arab kingdom has weakened, activists said on Thursday.
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UK Regulator Fines Al Arabiya News £120,000 for Bahraini Torture Victim Hassan Mushaima Interview
2018-01-26
Arabic language channel Al Arabiya News has been fined £120,000 for breaching broadcasting standards on fairness and privacy after broadcasting an interview with Bahraini survivor of torture, Hassan Mushaima. UK Regulator Fines Al Arabiya Ne
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HRW: Bahrain Stifles Dissent
2018-01-19
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday (January 18) in its 2018 annual report that Bahrain continued its downward spiral on human rights during 2017 as the government harassed, intimidated, imprisoned, and prosecuted human rights defenders and their relatives.
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Bahrain Court Upholds Jail Sentence against Rights Activist Rajab, Reuters
2018-01-16
Bahrain’s top court on Monday upheld two-year prison sentence imposed last year by a lower tribunal on rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab over comments he was alleged to have made to journalists.