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Bahraini Troops Use Force to Disperse Thousands of Protestors
2015-06-15
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahraini security troops used force to disperse mass rallies staged to protest against the continued imprisonment of Bahrain’s opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahraini Court Orders Release of Al-Wefaq Shura Member Mahdi Al-Ekri
2015-06-15
Bahrain Mirror: A number of activists posted on social media websites that a Bahraini court decided on Sunday (June 14, 2015) to release one of Al-Wefaq’s Shura members, Mahdi Al-Ekri.
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British FCO Minister Visits Bahrain to Support Human Rights and Reform
2015-06-15
Bahrain Mirror: The British Embassy in Bahrain announced that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Tobias Ellwood, during his meeting with Bahraini officials highlighted that there is still significant work to be done to strengthen police accountability.
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Seminar on "Jaw Prison Crime" Held at Human Rights Council in Geneva Today
2015-06-15
A Bahraini civil delegation will participate in the meetings of the United Nations Human Rights Council to be held in Geneva today (Monday, June 15, 2015).
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Unentered Plea: Sheikh Ali Salman to the King: A RULER BECOMES DIGNIFIED BY HIS PEOPLE
2015-06-15
Bahrain Mirror Publishes the full text of Sheikh Ali Salman's Plea, which he was prevented from entering in the last court hearing.Unentered Plea: Sheikh Ali Salman to the King: A RULER BECOMES DIGNIFIED BY HIS PEOPLE
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Sheikh Ali Salman’s Defense Panel Describes Trial as Political
2015-06-15
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The defense panel of Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, described the trial against Bahrain’s opposition leader as political, stressing that it violated the defense’s right to a fair trial.
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Bahrain Summons Iraqi Ambassador to Protest against Allegations of Bahrainis receiving military training in Iraq
2015-06-13
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Foreign ministry summoned the Iraqi ambassador to Bahrain, Ahmed Naif Rasheed Al-Dalimi, on Wednesday (June 10, 2015) to hand him an official letter of protest, claiming that members of the so called "Saraya Al-Ashtar" have received military training in Iraq.
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US Military Court to Try Americans who Assaulted Bahraini Taxi Driver
2015-06-13
Bahrain Mirror: Minister for Shura Council and House of Representatives Affairs, Ghanim bin Fadhel Al-Buainain, said that the American soldiers who assaulted a Bahraini citizen will be tried in a (US) military court.
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Trial of Abdulla Al-Binali (Brother of ISIS Preacher Turki Al-Binali) Begins
2015-06-13
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court began the trial of Abudullah Al-Binali (Turki Al-Binali’s brother, preacher of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS)), who is accused of using his friend’s passport in an attempt to leave the country.
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 57 Shiites on Bomb Plot Charges
2015-06-13
AFP: A court in Bahrain has handed down sentences of up to life imprisonment against 57 Shiites accused of plotting attacks against police and other targets, state media reported.
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UN Rejects Bahrain’s Legal Justifications for Arresting and Trying Sheikh Ali Salman
2015-06-12
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) rejects the legal justifications given by the Government of Bahrain for the arrest of Bahrain’s opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, and reiterates its call for his immediate release.
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BCHR: The Accused of Forming Saraya Al-Ashtar were Tortured
2015-06-12
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain Center for Human Rights stated on Wednesday (June 10, 2015) that it received information confirming that “the accused in the Saraya Al-Ashtar case were subjected to physical and psychological torture.
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Bahraini Court Strips 58 Dissents of their Nationalities in "61 Cell" Case
2015-06-12
A Bahraini court stripped 58 dissents of their nationalities on Thursday (11 June, 2015), linked to a case known as the "61 cell" on charges of forming a terrorist cell.
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ISIS Militants Announce Death of Bahraini Suicide Bomber Mesfer Al-Mohannadi
2015-06-12
A number of militants affiliated to the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) announced the death of the Bahraini suicide bomber Mesfer Al-Mohannadi.
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Bahrain Senior Clerics See that the Release of Sheikh Ali Salman Contributes to Establishing a Phase of Understanding
2015-06-11
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahraini senior clerics issued a joint appeal on Wednesday (June 10, 2015) demanding the release of Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society.
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Bahrain: New UK Maritime Component Command Complex Complete
2015-06-11
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Akhbar al-Khaleej newspaper reported on Sunday (May 7, 2015) that the multi-million dinar headquarters to oversee the UK's counter-piracy and maritime anti-terrorism efforts in the Gulf is complete and will open next week.
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US Navy in Bahrain May Add More Military Families Amid Expansion of Navy Base in Juffair
2015-06-11
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): More American military families could soon descend on Bahrain as the US Navy base in Juffair continues to expand.
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Al-Jamri and Al-Fardan’s Trial over Slandering Salafist Bahraini MP Begins
2015-06-11
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s First High Criminal Court, presided over by judge Mohammed bin Ali Al Khalifa began looking into the case of the accused journalist Hani Al-Fardan and editor-in-chief of Al-Wasat Newspaper, Mansour Al-Jamri, who are charged with slandering an extremist Salafist Member of Parliament named Abdul Halim Murad.
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Activist Ghada Jamsheer Given 20-Month Prison Sentence
2015-06-11
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A Bahraini court sentenced the activist Ghada Jamsheer (on June 9, 2015) to a year and eight months in prison and 400 BD bail to stay the execution, over criticizing a member of the ruling family. The activist was charged with “defaming a number of official employees on her twitter account.”
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Reuters: Aluminium Bahrain gets approval for $3.5 billion expansion
2015-06-11
Reuters: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of one of the world's largest smelters of the lightweight metal, has won government approval for a larger than originally planned $3.5 billion expansion that will boost its output by more than 50 percent.