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British Foreign Secretary Reiterates UK�s Opposition to Death Penalty without Official Condemnation over Execution of 3 Bahrainis
2017-01-16
After Bahraini authorities executed 3 Bahraini political prisoners, British Foreign Secretary merely reiterated UK�s opposing stance towards the death penalty without official condemnation.
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UN Special Rapporteur Deems Execution of 3 Bahraini Dissenters Extrajudicial Killings
2017-01-15
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Executions described Bahraini regime�s execution of three political detainees Abbas Al-Samee�, Ali Al-Singace and Sami Mushaima� as extrajudicial killings.
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Bahrain Carries out First Death Penalties against Political Dissenters since Eruption of Feb 14 Uprising in 2011
2017-01-15
Bahraini authorities executed three Bahraini dissidents over alleged role in killing of Emirati officer and two other policemen in political trial that based its convictions on confessions extracted under torture.
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AFP: Bahrain Executes Three Shiites over Police Killings
2017-01-15
Bahrain on Sunday executed three men found guilty of killing three policemen, in a move likely to further raise tensions between the country's Shiite majority and its Sunni rulers.
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AP: First Executions in Bahrain since the 2011 Arab Spring-Inspired Uprising
2017-01-15
Bahraini authorities put to death three men found guilty of a deadly attack on police on Sunday, the kingdom's first executions since an Arab Spring-inspired uprising rocked the country in 2011.
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The Guardian: Human Rights Abuses in Bahrain Cast Shadow over �2m UK Aid Support
2017-01-14
British daily The Guardian said in a report published Friday (January 13, 2017), that, "The UK government is facing fresh questions about Britain's aid strategy after it emerged that a controversial multi-million pound program of support for Bahrain's security and justice system is being bolstered this year, even as the Gulf state reverses reforms to a key intelligence agency accused of torture."
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Witness: Sayed Alawi Transferred via Wheelchair Due to Severe Torture
2017-01-12
An eyewitness said that detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein al-Moussawi is being transferred via a wheelchair due to severe torture.
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UAE Arrests Citizen Traveling by "Transit" and Hands Him to Bahrain
2017-01-11
Activists on social media said that the Emirati authorities arrested on (January 8, 2017) citizen Ahmad Al-Ojaimi from Karana while transiting through Dubai International Airport.
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"Reprieve" Condemns Death Sentences of Three Bahrainis "Tortured into Making False Confessions"
2017-01-10
British "Reprieve" denounced on its website the three death sentences against three Bahraini men Abbas al-Samea, Sami Mushaima, and Ali al-Singace.
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Court Acquits 5 Policemen of Torture Charge
2017-01-10
The second High Criminal Court of Appeals acquitted 5 policemen of torturing a convict in Jaw prison.
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Freedom House Demands Bahrain to Cancel Decision that Restores Judicial Competence to �National Security�
2017-01-08
The American Freedom House organization concerned in freedom issues demanded Bahrain to cancel the decision that restores judicial competence to the National Security Agency that is involved in torture.
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66 Days Passed on his Disappearance: Sayed Alawi not Allowed to Meet his Family or Lawyer, Information Indicates he is Being Tortured
2016-12-30
Family of kidnapped and forcibly disappeared Sayed Alawi said that the authorities are still concealing him since 66 days.
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Court Upholds Death Penalty for Defendant, Life Sentences for 14 Others in Jordanian Officer�s Death Case
2016-12-24
The Bahraini Appeal Court upheld a death penalty verdict against a citizen, and a life imprisonment sentence against 14 others accused of killing a Jordanian officer in clashes in the town of Dumistan, wester of the capital Manama.
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Bahraini Court Finds Officer, Five Policemen Innocent of Torturing Detainee
2016-12-24
The Supreme Court of Appeal found innocent a police officer and five policemen, in the case of torturing a defendant, after his story contradicted before the prosecution, court, and special investigation unit, with that of his brother, who was the second witness.
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Abdulghani Al-Khanjar: �Jaw� Novel Hit Me with Wave of Emotions, I Felt Everything
2016-12-21
It took me seven hours to read all the chapters of the novel �Jaw�. Indeed, I re-lived the agony of this story, from beginning to end.
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Family Receives Short Call from Sayed Alawi, Interrupted When Asked about Charges
2016-12-16
The family of detainee, Sayed Alawi al-Moussawi, said (Wednesday December 14, 2016) that it received a short phone call from him, adding that the call was interrupted when they asked him about the charges behind his interrogation.
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Sayed Alawi�s Family: Concealing Information about His Arrest from Family & Lawyer Proves He's being Tortured
2016-12-14
Family of kidnapped Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein said that the authorities� continuation to hide information about his arrest cause and the charges brought from his family and lawyer confirms fears of torture.
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Eyewitness: I Heard Sayed Alawi Al-Musawi Screaming �Have Mercy on Me�You Killed Me�
2016-12-14
New whereabouts appeared in the case of the forcibly disappeared citizen Sayed Alawi Al-Mosawi. Two eyewitnesses who saw him in the Criminal Investigation Department and Jaw Prison said that he is living in harsh conditions. An eyewitness who was held next to Alawi�s room, stated that he heard him screaming �you killed me�. Alawi was addressing his torturers.
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Sayed Alawi�s Family: Just Tell Us If He�s Alive or Dead!
2016-12-14
No one knows anything about Bahraini citizen Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein since he disappeared from his workplace on October 24, 2016. All his family's� attempts to get information about him were made in vain.
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SIU Interrogated 27 Policemen Accused of Torture in November
2016-12-13
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) affiliated to the Public Prosecution said that the unit investigated 23 complaints of allegations of torture and mistreatment in November.