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Amnesty Calls for Fair Retrial of 7 Bahrainis, after Execution of 3 Others in Same Case Last January
2017-03-24
Amnesty International said it will continue to monitor situation of seven Bahrainis, who continue to serve life sentences, in same case in which three death penalties were upheld and then executed by Bahraini authorities earlier this year.
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Amnesty International Warns Donald Trump could be Complicit in War Crimes
2017-03-24
Amnesty has urged US President Donald Trump not to approve arms sales to the Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, warning such moves could implicate the United States in possible war crimes in Yemen, reported the Independent.
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French Delegation Meets Minister of Interior and Ombudsman in Bahrain
2017-03-24
A delegation from the French-Bahrain Friendship Society visited Bahrain and met Minister of Interior Rashid Al Khalifa and the Ombudsman.
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Amnesty: Bahrain Brings New Charges against Ebrahim Sharif to Silence Critical Voices
2017-03-24
The Bahraini authorities have once again displayed their ruthless determination to silence activists and crush all signs of dissent by charging prominent political figure Ebrahim Sharif with “inciting hatred against the regime” in a series of tweets, said Amnesty International.
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AP: Bahrain Sentences 3 to Death on Terror Charges
2017-03-24
A Bahrain court sentenced three people to death and 14 others to lengthy prison terms on charges they established a terrorist cell with the intent of killing policemen, al-Wasat, an independent Bahraini news website, reported Thursday.
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AP: French News Agency Says Former Staffer Released in Bahrain
2017-03-24
Agence France-Presse says a former photographer for the French news agency has been released in Bahrain after being held for more than 24 hours.
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Reuters: Bahrain Sentences Three to Death for “Terrorism”, Bomb Attacks
2017-03-24
A Bahraini court sentenced three Shi'ite Muslim men to death on Thursday after they were convicted on charges of terrorism and involvement in 2014 bomb attacks that injured a number of police officers.
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Injured Mostafa Hamdan Passes Away
2017-03-24
Youth Mostafa Hamdan (17 years) who was injured in Diraz martyred today (March 24, 2017) after spending about two months in the hospital due to a gunshot he sustained, after forces affiliated to security forces opened fire at protesters outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house in Diraz on January 26, 2017.
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Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq Condemns Terror Attack on British Capital
2017-03-24
Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the British Parliament area yesterday Wednesday (March 22, 2017), which claimed the lives of 3 people.
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Mohammad Sahwan: You’ll no Longer Feel the Pain of your Wounds
2017-03-24
Martyr Mohammad Sahwan went through many difficult stages as did the rest of his family members. Belonging to the “Sahwan” family name was enough for him to become a target, let alone being a leading man of society in Sanabes.
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Journalist Lulwa Al-Khalifa Says Naturalization a “Disgrace”, Calls on Naturalized Bahrainis to Leave Bahrain
2017-03-24
Bahraini author and journalist at Akhbar al-Khaleej newspaper, Lulwa Al-Khalifa, lashed through her twitter account the change in population structure occurring in Bahrain through the naturalization schemes conducted by the ruling family.
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BCHR Calls for Urgent Medical Care for Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja to Prevent his Vision Loss
2017-03-24
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) issued an urgent appeal saying it “is highly concerned about the deterioration in Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s health.
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Reuters: Former AFP Photographer Released in Bahrain
2017-03-23
Bahraini authorities released a former Agence France-Presse photographer on Thursday after holding him for more than 24 hours because of his work for AFP, the French news agency reported.
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HRW Demands UAE to Immediately Release Activist Ahmad Mansoor
2017-03-23
Human Rights Watch demanded the United Arab Emirates to immediately release leading human rights activist Ahmad Mansoor who was arrested in the early morning hours of March 20, 2017.
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Foreign Minister Participates in Int’l Coalition to Fight ISIS, Meets National Security Advisor to American President in Washington
2017-03-23
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, took part in the meeting of the international coalition to fight the terrorist organization ISIS held in the US Department of State in Washington yesterday (Wednesday, March 22, 2017).
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Court Issues Death Penalty against 3 Defendants & Whole-Life Sentence against 4 Others over Political Case
2017-03-23
A Bahraini court issued on Thursday (March 23, 2017) death penalties against 3 defendants in a politically-motivated case in which they were accused of establishing terrorist group, acquiring weapons and carrying out blasts, among them the blast that led to death of policeman in “Al-Qarya”.
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AFP Photographer Mohammed Al-Shaikh Released One Day after his Arrest
2017-03-23
The security authorities released on Thursday (March 23, 2017) the AFP photographer Mohammed Al-Shaikh who was arrested one day ago upon returning from private vacation in India.
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Injured Mostafa Hamdan not Responding to Treatment, his Medical Condition is Deteriorating
2017-03-23
Family of injured Mostafa Hamdan said that his health witnessed a sudden deterioration as he is not responding to treatment.
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Trump is Letting Human Rights Deteriorate and Bahrain is Exhibit A, Washington Post Editorial
2017-03-23
If there is an Exhibit A for how the ascent of the Trump administration is leading to the deterioration of human rights in other countries, it is Bahrain, said the Washington Post in an editorial.
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Nabeel Rajab’s Trial over Criticizing War on Yemen Adjourned until May 17
2017-03-23
The High Criminal Court adjourned the case of prominent activist, and head of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Nabeel Rajab, until May 17, 2017.