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Reuters: Bahrain Summons Iraqi Ambassador Over Banned Shi'ite Group
2015-06-11
Reuters: Bahrain's foreign minister summoned the Iraqi ambassador to the country on Wednesday to hand him an official letter of protest over a banned Shi'ite group that the kingdom said received training in Iraq.
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Bahrain to Waste Millions in a PR Campaign in Paris amid a Budget Deficit
2015-06-11
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Samir Al-Baharna, a member of Bahrain’s Shura Council (appointed by the king) decided to launch a public relations campaign, aiming at improving Bahrain’s image and its reputation stained by human rights violations.
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Saudi Authorities Arrest Bahraini Amid Security Campaign that led to 73 Arrests
2015-06-10
Bahrain Mirror: Security forces in Saudi Arabia arrested, over a week, 73 wanted suspects in different regions and provinces. Among those taken into custody were 64 Saudis, 4 Yemenis, an Egyptian, a Tajikistani, a Bahraini, a Pakistani and a Syrian.
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Bahraini FM Calls on Iraq to Take Serious Stance against Terrorist Trainers
2015-06-10
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, demanded that Iraq takes a “serious stance against terrorist trainers” after the Bahraini ministry of interior arrested members alleged to have been trained in Iraq.
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UK Calls on its Nationals to Report Anything Suspicious in Bahrain after Attacks in Saudi Arabia
2015-06-10
Bahrain Mirror: Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office called on its nationals in Bahrain to be extra vigilant and report anything suspicious to local authorities, following recent terrorist attacks on mosques in the neighbouring Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain’s Shiites Establish Committees to Protect their Mosques
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain’s Shiites have began establishing committees dedicated to protecting their mosques across the country since Friday (June 5, 2015). Meanwhile, Bahrain’s ministry of interior deployed its security forces to the perimeter of large Shiite mosques across the island kingdom.
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Bahraini Public Prosecution Detains an American for a Week over Attacking a Taxi Driver
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution decided to take an American citizen into preventive custody for a week over attacking a Bahraini taxi driver.
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Bahraini FM: Assault on Taxi Driver will not Pass without Strict Legal Measures
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, posted on his personal Twitter account that the assault on the taxi driver will not pass without strict legal measures.
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VIDEO: Bahrain State-Run TV Airs Testimonies of Suspects of Forming “Saraya al-Ashtar” Militant Group
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior announced (June 7, 2015) that it arrested a number of individuals accused of “carrying out terrorist acts,” and foiled a “terrorist” plot aimed at threatening the kingdom’s security.
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Bahraini Clerics Call for Mass Protests Next Friday under the Slogan “We will not Leave the Secretary-General”
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror: Bahraini clerics called on the citizens of Bahrain to stage mass protests, next Friday, under the slogan “We will Not Leave the Secretary-General” to express their opposition to the “unjust” trial of Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, and to voice their “complete solidarity with Sheikh Ali Salman and all the oppressed prisoners.”
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Bahrain’s Health Ministry Promises to Recruit Unemployed Doctors, Urging them to be Patient
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror: The minister of health met with unemployed doctors in his office in Juffair to discuss their delayed employment. He promised them that the recruitment process will take place and urged them to be patient.
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Al-Wefaq’s Annual Report Reveals Horrifying Numbers: Bahrain Judiciary Issues Prison Sentences reaching up to 11,000 years
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrain’s Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society issued on Monday (June 8, 2015) its annual report of 2014, entitled: “Reform in Bahrain: Game of Numbers,” referring to the courts in Bahrain that have issued prison sentences over political issues that amount up to 11,000 years.
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Videotaped Message from Amnesty Intl.: We Found No Calls for Violence by Sheikh Ali Salman
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror: Amnesty International said in a message (June 4, 2015) to Al-Wefaq it is greatly concerned with the trial of Sheikh Ali Salman. It reminded of its first statement upon the arrest of Salman in December 2014 where it called for his release because the organization believes the accusations against him lack evidence of his use of or incitement on violence.
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OHCHR Calls for Transparent Investigations into Jaw Prison Events and Immediate Release of Sheikh Ali Salman
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): OHCHR said it is concerned about two individuals currently in detention in Bahrain, namely Sheikh Ali Al-Salman and Nabeel Rajab and about the harsh treatment of detainees at Jaw Prison, calling for speedy and effective investigations into torture of Bahraini prisoners and immediate release of Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahraini Commander-in-Chief: Operation Decisive Storm was Answer of Allah’s Call... the Arab Spring Caused Sabotage
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror: The Commander-in-Chief of the Bahraini army, Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said that “Operation Decisive Storm” settled the matter of “regional influence, control and dominance,” claiming that the countries in the region “responded to Allah and his prophet to defend the two holy mosques.
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Italian HR Organization: We Call for the Release of Peaceful Bahraini Figure Sheikh Ali Salman
2015-06-09
Bahrain Mirror: Niccolò Talamanca, Secretary-General of the Rome-based international non-governmental organization “No Peace Without Justice”, called for the release of Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary-General of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, describing the detention as absurd.
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Awal Centre Makes Available 10,000 Documents on Bahrain Marking International Archives Day
2015-06-08
Awal Centre for Studies and Documentation will open its doors to visitors, for the first time, on Monday and Tuesday (June 8 and 9, 2015) from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., making available more than 10,000 documents on Bahrain, namely the period of martial law (State of National Safety) from mid-March 2011 until the end of May 2011, marking International Archives Day.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says it Has Broken Up Shi'ite Group Involved in Terrorism
2015-06-08
Reuters: Bahrain said on Sunday (Jun 7th 2015) it had broken up a banned anti-government Shi'ite Muslim group behind a series of attacks and arrested several of its members.
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Al-Wefaq Issues Report about Jaw Prison Unrest: Testimonies Made with Broken Teeth
2015-06-07
Bahrain Mirror: Hadi Al-Musawi, head of the Al-Wefaq's human rights department, issued Sunday (May 31, 2015) a report about Jaw Central Prison, entitled “Jaw Prison Unrest: Testimonies made with broken teeth.”
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French Researcher Claire Beaugrand Discusses “Bahraini Activism in Exile”
2015-06-06
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Claire Beaugrand, a researcher at the French Institute of the Near East, presented a research paper entitled, “Bahraini Activism in Exile: Legacies and Revolutionary Ruptures” on Wednesday (June 3, 2015) during a seminar entitled “Social Movements and Popular Mobilisation in the Middle East and North Africa”.