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Religious Reciter Abdul Jabbar Al-Dirazi Detained for 15 Days, Sheikh Al-Asfoor Released
2016-07-22
Bahraini Public Prosecution detained religious reciter Abdul Jabbar Al-Dirazi for 15 days pending investigations, over charge of attending demonstration.
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Bahrain Public Prosecution Says Arrested Suspects in Bombing that Left Woman Dead
2016-07-22
Terror Crime Prosecutor said two suspects were arrested in connection with East Eker blast that killed Bahraini woman.
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Bahraini Lawyer Mohammad Ahmad: I Handed My Proxy in Al-Wefaq Dissolution Case to Court Record Office
2016-07-22
Lawyer Mohammad Ahmad told local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper that he attended the court session held on June 28, representing al-Wefaq.
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Detention of Taiba Ismail Extended for 10 More Days
2016-07-21
Public Prosecution extended on Tuesday (July 19, 2016) the detention of Taiba Ismail for 10 more days to finish interrogating her over the charge of misusing social media.
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Families of Sitra Voice Support to Senior Clerics: Shiites in Bahrain are Targeted
2016-07-21
Families of Sitra Island voice their support for the statement of senior Bahraini clerics and stressed in a statement that the Shiite sect, the main and indigenous component of this nation, is targeted in their existence, identity, beliefs, rituals and [religious] duties.
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Pentagon Delays Report Requested by Congress about Implications of Situation in Bahrain
2016-07-21
Brian Dooley said that the Pentagon should “immediately send a clear-eyed, detailed assessment of the security situation and its implications for the estimated 8,200 U.S. personnel to the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate.”
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Amnesty: Closure of Al-Wefaq Provides Proof that Peaceful Dissent in Bahrain will not be Tolerated
2016-07-21
Amnesty considered that “the Bahraini authorities’ escalating attacks against human rights through the dissolution of Al-Wefaq is a flagrant attack on freedom of expression and association aimed at silencing opponents and critics.”
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AFP: Media watchdog slams Bahrain charges against reporter
2016-07-21
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced Bahrain's prosecution of a journalist accused of working for foreign media without permission, describing the charge as politically motivated.
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Justice Ministry Prevents Wa'ad Society from Holding Current Week's Seminar
2016-07-21
Wa'ad Society canceled seminar to be held Wednesday after Justice Ministry demanded it to refrain from holding it.
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Bahraini Authorities Detain Sheikh al-Asfour, Reciter al-Dirazi and a Number of Diraz Residents
2016-07-21
Sheikh Saeed al-Asfour and religious vocal reciter Abdul Jabar al-Dirazi, were detained by authorities on Wednesday.
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217 Bahraini Muslim Scholars Issue Signed Statement: Our Sect is Targeted
2016-07-21
Around 217 Shiite Bahraini clerics issued a statement stressing that the Shiite sect is being threatened.
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Photo Story: Call for Protest near Ayatollah Qassem's House after Police Vehicles Approach
2016-07-21
Shiite clerics have called on supporters to gather in demonstration site outside Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim's house.
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36 Clerics and Activists outside Bahrain: We Support Senior Clerics’ Statement
2016-07-20
36 clerics and activists issued a statement in which they stressed their supporting stance to the statement of the senior Bahraini clerics regarding targeting the Shiite sect in Bahrain.
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Court to Issue Appeals Verdict against Sheikh Mohammad Al-Mansi on July 31
2016-07-20
A Bahraini court adjourned the second appeals session against Sheikh Mohammad Al-Mansi until July 31, with his continued detention.
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Bahrain Increases Chance for "Foreign Trade Ownership" by 100%
2016-07-20
Bahraini Ministry of Industry and Trade said Cabinet decided new amendment on percentage of investors' trade ownership.
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EU: Verdict to Dissolve Al-Wefaq Worrying Development, Bahrain Stability Can Only be Achieved through Reforms
2016-07-20
The European Union stressed that verdict to dissolve Al-Wefaq "is last of series of worrying developments in country."
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Germany: Al-Wefaq Dissolution and Prosecution of Sheikh Isa Qassim Threaten to Polarise Bahraini Society
2016-07-20
German Foreign Ministry expressed great concern over court verdict dissolving Al-Wefaq and charges raised against Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Bahrainis Continue to Camp outside Sheikh Qassim's Home: Scenes from Diraz Rally
2016-07-20
Nearly one month on and hundreds of peaceful protestors continue to rally outside Sheikh Isa Qassim's home.
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Bahraini Justice Ministry: Use of Term "Target" Fuels Sectarian Approach
2016-07-19
Justice Ministry considered using term "target" is "continuation of sectarian incitement approach to promote disorder."
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New York Times: Dissolving Al-Wefaq Marks Sharpest Blow Against Bahrain's Civil Society Activists
2016-07-19
New York Times said "verdict to dissolve Al-Wefaq marks one of sharpest blows yet against civil society activists."