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AFP: Bahrain Clashes Before Shiite Cleric Court Hearing, Case Adjourned till February 27
2017-01-31
Clashes erupted between police and protesters in Bahrain before a hearing in the trial of a leading Shiite cleric accused of illegal collection of funds and money laundering, witnesses said Monday. The court later announced the final hearing to be February 12, before deferring it to February 27.
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Seven Human Rights Organizations Concerned at Forcibly Dispersing Diraz Protest
2017-01-30
Seven human rights organizations expressed their concern at the Bahraini authorities move to disperse Diraz protest by force, indicating that this would lead to a catastrophe, calling on the international institutions and human rights organizations to follow up the humanitarian situation in Diraz.”
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Radhi Al-Mosawi: Besieging 20 Thousands Citizens in Diraz is Inhumane, Shouldn’t Continue Indefinitely
2017-01-29
Former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society (Wa’ad) told Al-Wasat newspaper that “besieging Diraz since more than 200 days is a painful to residents of Diraz, whom we applaud their patience and determination to continue living their lives.”
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Sheikh Abdullah Daqaq: Shrouds Protest is Peaceful, Crowds will Deter Ruling Regime
2017-01-29
Sheikh Abdullah Daqaq, Sheikh Isa Qassim's Representative in Iran, stressed on the peacefulness of shrouds protests that the Bahraini scholars called to stage on Sunday (January 29, 2016), deeming them a duty to defend the nation and religion.
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Local Newspaper: MoI Deploys More Policemen at Diraz’s Entrances, Fences Mosque with Barbed Wires
2017-01-29
The Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said on Saturday (January 28, 2017) that the Ministry of Interior deployed more policemen at different entrances of Diraz.
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Bahrain's Scholars Call for Staging Shrouds Protests Next Sunday
2017-01-29
Bahrain’s scholar said in a statement on Friday (January 27, 2017) that the attack carried on by civilian forces on Diraz is “an intended crime of murder committed at the orders of officials. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the British security administration bear full responsibility for this crime and the security and sectarian chaos.”
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After Mostafa Hamdan: We Readied ourselves for Martyrdom
2017-01-29
A protestor stressed: “Our message is clear. We are all Mostafa Hamdan. What I am stating literally represents the protestors camping outside Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house. We have readied ourselves for martyrdom. We shall not return home. We will face the gunfire with courage.”
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Bahrain Human Rights Society Calls on Gov't to Reassess Security Measures after Diraz Raid
2017-01-28
The Bahrain Human Rights Society said it followed up the incident of masked civilian armed forces attacking protesters staged near Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim's house in Diraz, on Thursday dawn (January 26, 2017).
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Diraz Protesters Detained by Armed Civilians Inform Families They’re Held in “Criminal Investigations” Building
2017-01-28
Information reported that the young men who were detained by civilian armed forces on the dawn of Thursday (January 26, 2017), informed their families that they are held in the Criminal Investigations Department building.
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Local Newspaper Suggests Forces Attacking Diraz May be Non-Gov't Affiliates
2017-01-27
Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper that has close ties with the Bahraini authorities said that the identities of the armed members who attacked Diraz yesterday are still unknown. It is to mention that a youth sustained a bullet in his head and was admitted to the hospital after forces attacked Diraz square.
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PHOTOS: Protests and Clashes in Various Bahraini Areas Condemning Attack on Diraz
2017-01-27
Angry protesters clashed (Thursday January 26, 2017) with regime troops, after various demonstrations condemning civilian forces’ armed attack on protesters in Diraz.
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Mostafa Hamdan’s Mother: My Son was Shot in the Head, He Lies Between Life and Death
2017-01-27
Mostafa Hamdan’s mother said that her son kept on bleeding on the ground without any treatment before he was transferred to Salmaniya Hospital. Mostafa sustained a severe head injury after security forces open fire at protesters in Diraz.
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Al-Wefaq Says Regime Responsible for Situation Deterioration, Calls on International Community to Protect Bahrainis
2017-01-27
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Hussein al-Daihi, said in a statement that the Bahraini regime is fully responsible for the deterioration of situation in Bahrain.
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Injured Diraz Protester Denied Treatment at International Hospital, Transferred to Salmaniya Hospital
2017-01-27
The family of injured Diraz protester, Mostafa Hamdan, said that he was transferred to the International Hospital of Bahrain at 3 am, yet the hospital refused to provide treatment.
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A Bloody Dawn: Bahrain Special Forces Raid Diraz Protest Site, Fire Shotguns at Protestors
2017-01-27
Bahraini regime security forces raided the open protest site held in Diraz at around 3 am, a scene similar to that which took place 6 years ago at the dawn of the bloody Thursday (February 17, 2011).
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Civilian Forces Attack Diraz Protest, Protestor Sustains Serious Injury in Head
2017-01-27
Civilian forces attacked on Thursday (January 26, 2017) protestors outside the house of the highest religious authority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim. It is to mention that this is the second attack carried out against Diraz protest.
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AFP: Bahrain Police Raid Targets Shiite Cleric's Supporters
2017-01-26
Police in Bahrain carried out a dawn raid Thursday against supporters of a Shiite cleric on trial in the Sunni-ruled kingdom during which one man was shot and wounded, witnesses said.
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AP: Protesters, Police Clash near Bahrain Home of Shiite Cleric
2017-01-26
Security forces wearing black ski masks clashed with protesters near the home of a prominent Shiite cleric in Bahrain early Thursday, activists said.
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Injured Citizen in Diraz Attack Suffers from Critical Condition: Concussion, Bleeding & Fractures in Head
2017-01-26
Information revealed that the health condition of Mostafa Hamdan (18 years) is unstable. Hamdan was injured in Diraz attack and he is now in the intensive care unit in Al-Salmaniya Medical Complex under general anesthesia.
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Haq Movement: Attack on Diraz Protest is Heinous Crime Committed amid Int'l Silence
2017-01-26
Haq movement condemned the attack carried out by the Bahraini authorities against the protestors in Diraz field, stressing that this is a heinous crime committed amid international silence.