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Terror Case Opens up Kuwait's Sectarian Divisions
2016-06-03
Kuwait charged 25 of its nationals, all Shi'ites, and an Iranian with spying for Iran ...
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AFP: Bahrain Jails 19 Shias for Attacks on Police
2016-05-27
A Bahraini court on Thursday jailed 19 Shias for attacks against police in the Sunni-ruled kingdom...
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Bahrain King Grants Estate for Building Coptic Church amid Criticism about Persecution of Shia Majority
2016-05-10
Pastor of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Kingdom of Bahrain confirmed that the Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has granted an estate to build a church for the Copts.
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Akhbar Al-Khaleej Journalist Claims Shiite Sect Turned into New Religion Not Related to Islam
2016-05-05
Fawzia Rasheed, who works as a journalist at the local Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper that has close ties with the Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman, claimed that the Shiite denomination has turned into a new religion that "has no relation to true Islam that calls for monotheism, and its rituals have no relation to the Islamic religion's rites as well."
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USCIRF: Bahrain Continues to Target & Practice Discrimination Against Shia on All Levels
2016-05-04
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the United States administration to continue to pressure the Bahraini government to fully implement the BICI recommendations, including those regarding freedom of religion and belief, and address accountability for past abuses against the Shi’a community.
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Brussels Conference Launches Book Revealing Shocking Facts about Discrimination against Shia in Bahrain
2016-04-24
The organizing committee of the international two-day conference on "Persecution of Shia in Bahrain", organized by Salam for Democracy and Human Rights and No Peace without Justice, launched a book revealing human rights violations practiced against the Shia in Bahrain.
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Int'l Conference in Brussels to Shed Light on Shia Persecution in Bahrain
2016-04-22
Salam for Democracy and Human Rights is organizing an international conference on April 22 and 23, 2016 in coordination with No Peace without Justice, entitled "Shia Persecution in Bahrain".
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PHOTOS: Bahrain International Book Exhibition Allows Book that "Declares Shia as Infidels & Calls for Killing them"
2016-03-28
Bahraini citizens complained that the authorities in Bahrain allowed a book, which declares the followers of the Shia sect as infidels, to be sold. They circulated photos of the book on social media, noting that the book was published by a Bahraini publishing house "Bahrain House for Studies and Research".
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Bahraini Authorities Raid Sanabes to Vandalize Husseini "Food Stands"
2016-03-02
The Bahraini security authorities vandalized a number of Husseini "free food stands" in the Sanabes area, according to eyewitnesses.
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Because She's Shiite: Scholarship of Fatima (99% GPA) Goes to Another with 90%
2015-07-27
Fatima forced herself to stay home all the time over the past three years so that she could study and achieve grades that would qualify her to get a scholarship to study medicine abroad. She; however, was punished because she belongs to a religious sect deemed the enemy in the eyes of the repressive regime in Bahrain.
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BBC: 21 Thousand Tweets under the #Massacre_of_Scholarships in Bahrain Hashtag
2015-07-22
The BBC said that more than 21,000 tweets were unleashed on Twitter under the “the massacre of scholarships” hashtag which tweeters chose to express their frustration at the distribution of scholarships in Bahrain.
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"Massacre" of Scholarships Destroys Ambitions of Shiite Youths: Top Students with 99% Ranks without Scholarships
2015-07-22
As simple as that, Bahrain’s Education Minister, Majid Al-Nuaimi, crushed the dreams of dozens of top students who were striving to achieve an education opportunity that they will never have.