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HRW asks Bahrain’s Ale Khalifah regime to restore citizenship to 100s of nationals
Jul 28, 2018 02:13Human Rights Watch has called on Bahraini authorities to restore citizenship to hundreds of nationals, whom have been affected by executive orders or court decisions as the ruling Ale Khalifah regime pushes ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners, journalists and religious scholars.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim leaves ICU after ‘successful’ operation in London
Jul 26, 2018 14:56Bahrain’s religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, has come out of the intensive care unit (ICU) after undergoing a “successful” operation at a London hospital, his entourage says.
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UK doubles arms deals with governments on its own rights blacklist
Jul 19, 2018 07:44The UK has almost doubled its arms deals with governments that it has blacklisted as violators of human rights, figures show.
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Bahrain: Five activists sentenced to prison by Aal-e Khalifa regime
Jul 12, 2018 14:19A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences to five anti-regime protesters as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime does not shy away from its heavy clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.
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Bahraini court upholds jail sentence for 3 dissidents
Jul 12, 2018 01:47A Bahraini court has rejected the appeal of three dissidents sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Qassim flown to UK in critical condition
Jul 09, 2018 07:47Bahrain's prominent religious scholar, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has been flown to the UK for medical treatment, marking an end to more than a year of house arrest.
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Bahraini regime forces raided over 59 houses, detained 42 activists in June: Monitor
Jul 02, 2018 14:54A human rights monitoring group says Bahraini regime forces stormed more than 59 houses and arrested 42 activists across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom in June as the ruling Al Khalifah dynasty does not shy away from its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners.
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Lockheed to arm Bahrain as US fuels regional race
Jun 23, 2018 04:51The tiny Persian Gulf country of Bahrain has signed a $1.1 billion deal with US weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin to buy 16 F-16 warplanes.
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Bahraini regime urged to drop charges against top opposition leader
Jun 20, 2018 13:55More than 30 independent rights groups have called on the Bahraini regime to drop all charges against prominent Shia and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah minority regime does not shy away from its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
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Three Shia Muslim Bahraini religious scholars sentenced to death, 8 others to life imprisonment
Jun 17, 2018 14:52Aal-e Khalifa regime officials have handed down death sentences to three Shia Muslim religious scholars and condemned eight others to life imprisonment as the ruling minority regime continues with its repressive measures and heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.