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General Federation Meets ILO Director-General & Discusses Implementing Tripartite Agreement
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain said that it met with the International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General, Guy Ryder, in its headquarters in the al-Adliya on the sidelines of Ryder’s visit to Bahrain.
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Local Newspaper: Administrative Staff of Development Ministry Transferred to HQ of Labour Ministry in Isa Town
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Bilad newspaper said that Bahrain’s Ministry of Labour and Social Development decided to transfer the administrative staff of Ministry of Social Development (before merging) from the financial harbor to the ministry’s headquarters in Isa Town.
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Bahrain’s Industry Ministry Closes Down 3 Restaurants for Raising Prices & Warns Others
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain's Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism announced that it has closed down three restaurants in Arad, Hamad Town and Riffa for raising their prices.
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Ministry of Industry: Final Warning to Shops & Restaurants that Raised Prices & Strict Control on Market
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism said that it will impose “strict control preventing any manipulation with the prices of goods and food supplies or increasing prices with no justifications.”
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Manama Butchers Receive Threats: Continuing the Strike Will Lead to Shutting down Your Shops
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Butchers of the Manama central meat market said that they received a threat from representatives of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism stating that they will close their shops and withdraw their records in case they continue their labor strike.
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Mother of Detainee Ali Faisal Demands that her Son be Examined by Doctor After Sudden Epilepsy Seizure
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Mother of detainee Ali Faisal demanded the officials in the Bahraini Ministry of Interior to transfer her son to the Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex in order to be examined by specialized doctors after he suffered from a sudden epilepsy seizure.
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Reducing Expenses Affects 400 Doctors: Salary Deductions Reach Up to 800 BD
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Bilad newspaper owned by Ali bin Khalifa, the Prime Minister’s son, said the Ministry of Health started taking its measures to implement the decision to reduce the salaries of more than 400 doctors.
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Iraqi Embassy in Manama Halts Issuing Individual Visas
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: A number of Bahraini travel agency owners said that “the Iraqi embassy in Bahrain stopped since two days ago issuing individual visas.”
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Family of Detainee Younes Hussein Concerned About his Health After 3 Weeks without Medication
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Family of detainee Younes Hussein Hader, who suffers from epilepsy, said that they are “concerned about Younes’s health after he was prevented from receiving his medications for three weeks.”
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Bahraini Appeals Court: 10 & 15 Year Jail Terms Handed Down to Suspects Accused of Blowing up ATMs in Sitra & Sanad
2015-10-08
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini court of cassations upheld in a hearing on Monday (October 5, 2015) the 10 and 15-year jail terms handed down to two suspects accused of blowing up ATMs.
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Muharraq Mayor’s Six Recommendations for Bahraini Cabinet
2015-10-07
Bahrain Mirror: Mayor of the Bahraini village of Muharraq, Salman bin Hindi, held a meeting with the butchers of Muharraq meat market, Members of Parliament, a number of Muharraq municipal members and citizens amid the butchers’ refusal to buy meat products for the 7th day in a row.
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Bahraini MP: Gov’t Supports Monopoly of “Bahrain Livestock Company” & Made Decision to Lift Subsidies on its Own
2015-10-07
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini Member of Parliament said that the government decided to lift subsidies on meat “on its own and without referring to the PMs and even without a scientific statistical study.”
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Bahraini Cassations Court Refuses to Stop Execution of Suspects Accused of Killing Policeman in Al-Dair
2015-10-07
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini court of cassations refused to halt the execution sentence issued against two suspects over the case of killing a policeman and others in a bomb blast in Al-Dair.
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Bahraini Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Assaulting 2 Police Officers on March 10 in Jaw Prison
2015-10-07
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court sentenced a Bahraini woman (38 years old, a mother and sister of two Jaw Prison detainees) to six months in prison for assaulting a male and female police officer in Jaw Prison on March 10, 2015.
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Meat Crisis Worsens: Manama Butchers Stop Buying Meat Due to Losses..Muharraq Meat Market Closed for 6th day in a Row
2015-10-07
Bahrain Mirror: The crisis of lifting subsidies on meat in Bahrain continued for the sixth day in a row, as the butchers of Muharraq refused to receive slaughtered meat from the Bahrain Livestock Company.
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BFHR Asks UNESCO to Review Its Stance Regarding King Hamad Prize
2015-10-07
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Forum for Human Rights sent a letter to the Director General of UNESCO, Irina Georgieva Bokova, asking her to review UNESCO’s stance towards the King Hamad prize for the use of ICTs in Education.
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BCHR: 16 Citizens Arrested & 44 Sentenced within Week
2015-10-06
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said it has monitored 16 arbitrary arrests within the period between September 28 and October 4, 2015.
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Official in PM's Court Attacks Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman & Calls for Holding him Accountable
2015-10-06
Bahrain Mirror: Assistant Undersecretary for Information and Follow-up at the Prime Minister's Court, Ibrahim Khalifa Al-Dosari, attacked Sheikh Maitham Al-Salman, Head of the Religious Freedom Unit of Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, and urged the Bahraini authorities hold him accountable for defaming Bahrain’s reputation.
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Former Deputy S-G of National Unity Gathering Mohammed Al-Othman Returns to Bahrain after 3 Years of Political Refuge in UK
2015-10-06
Bahrain Mirror: The former deputy Secretary-General of the National Unity Gathering, Mohammed Al-Othman, returned to Bahrain after spending about three as a political refugee in the United Kingdom.
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Chairman of Southern Governorate Municipal Council: Municipalities Budget Reduced by 15 & 20% for Next 2 Years Within Austerity Measures
2015-10-06
Bahrain Mirror: Chairman of the Southern Governorate Municipal Council, Ahmed Al-Ansari, said that Bahrain’s municipalities have become “a scapegoat” during the merging process carried out by the government as part of its austerity policies.