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Bahrainis hold anti-regime rallies ahead of Sheikh Salman's trial
Dec 12, 2016 04:43Hundreds of Bahrainis have staged several anti-regime protest rallies across the Persian Gulf Island state on the eve of the trial of the distinguished opposition cleric, Sheikh Ali Salman.
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Bahrainis protest against May’s visit amid Ale Khalifah crackdown
Dec 08, 2016 03:43Bahrainis have rallied to voice their anger at a visit by British Prime Minister Theresa May to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom which has been cracking down on pro-democracy protests for years.
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May urged to pressure Bahrain regime on human rights
Dec 05, 2016 03:27British Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to pressure the ruling regime in Bahrain over resorting to crackdown to silence the voice of dissent in the Persian Gulf tiny nation, when she visits leaders of the country along with other regional Arab states.
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Bahrain court issues flurry of convictions amid crackdown on dissent
Dec 04, 2016 11:34As Manama continues to muffle calls for change, a court in Bahrain has convicted dozens of the country’s citizens to death, life in prison, and denationalization over allegations of murder and terrorism.
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Court sentences Bahraini journalist to three months in jail
Nov 30, 2016 13:06A criminal court in Bahrain has sentenced a journalist to three months in prison for a message posted on Twitter deemed insulting to Wahhabi extremism, a dominant faith in Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain’s Rajab hospitalized due to heart condition
Nov 24, 2016 02:55Prominent Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab has been taken to hospital from prison due to heart problems after being held in solitary confinement for three months.
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Bahrainis stage demonstrations ahead of top cleric’s trial
Nov 23, 2016 05:58Hundreds of people have taken to the streets across Bahrain to express solidarity with prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Issa Qassim who is to return to the dock on Wednesday for trial.
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UK ‘disingenuous' about human rights abuses in Bahrain: Amnesty
Nov 21, 2016 14:08Amnesty International has denounced the British government for being insincere and dishonest about human rights violations in Bahrain, where a Saudi-backed regime has been clamping down on dissent since 2011.
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Bahrainis continue supporting Sheikh Isa Qassim
Nov 20, 2016 04:04Bahraini demonstrators have gathered in front of the residence of senior Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim in the village of Diraz for the 150th day despite severe security measures.
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HRW raps UK for inaction after Bahraini charged over censuring royal’s visit
Nov 19, 2016 03:24Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the United Kingdom for not calling on the Bahraini regime to drop charges against a senior opposition figure who had labeled a recent visit by a British royal couple to the tiny Arab kingdom as a means to "whitewash" Bahrain’s grim human rights situation.