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Opposition group: Bahraini nation wants peaceful transition from tyranny to democracy
Aug 11, 2021 02:58Bahrain’s main opposition group, the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, says the Arab nation is demanding an end to tyranny and a peaceful transition to democracy in the Persian Gulf kingdom, as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime presses ahead with its crackdown on dissent.
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Bahrainis rally to voice solidarity with political prisoners, demand their release
Aug 08, 2021 02:44Protesters have rallied in Bahrain to voice solidarity with jailed political activists, and to demand their immediate release as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime forges ahead with its brutal clampdown on opposition figures and human rights advocates in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Iran: Central Bank launches legal action against Bahrain over confiscated funds
Aug 03, 2021 15:01The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced it has started taking legal action against a court ruling in Bahrain to confiscate funds belonging to the CBI and other Iranian banks under allegations of money laundering.
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Central bank: Bahraini court’s anti-Iran verdict lacks judicial value
Aug 03, 2021 01:14The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has issued a statement rejecting a recent verdict by a Bahraini court in which the CBI and some other Iranian banking institutions as well as their officials have been convicted on financial charges, including money laundering.
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Online debate erupts over Qatar-Bahrain territorial dispute
Aug 02, 2021 08:36An online debate has erupted on social media over a historical territorial dispute between Bahrain and Qatar.
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Iran strongly rejects Bahrain’s money laundering accusations against its Central Bank
Aug 02, 2021 01:12Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected recent charges against the country’s Central Bank and a number of other banks by the government of Bahrain, noting that such measures are purely based on political motivations.
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Bahrain opposition slams acquittal of top officer found guilty of murdering journalist
Jul 31, 2021 08:22A Bahraini protest movement has denounced the acquittal of a high-ranking military official and member of the kingdom’s ruling Al Khalifah regime, who has been found guilty of shooting dead a female sports journalist in front of her young son more than five years ago.
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Bahraini opposition urges ‘political leap’ in push to end dictatorship
Jul 18, 2021 03:45A Bahraini opposition protest movement has underlined the need for “a real political leap” and a new constitution drafted by the will of the people to put an end to dictatorship in the Persian Gulf country.
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Bahrain: Sheikh Isa Qassim calls for immediate release of political prisoners
Jul 16, 2021 06:58Bahrain’s leading religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has called on the tiny Persian Gulf island state’s authorities to immediately release political prisoners because such an issue “cannot be postponed” until the Bahraini parliament is ready.
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Death penalties in Bahrain rose by 600% since 2001 anti-regime uprising: Report
Jul 14, 2021 01:38The use of capital punishment in Bahrain has considerably increased over the past decade, particularly since the 2011 Islamic Awakening uprising, according to a new report.